The Pi Network Saga Just Took a Sharp Turn

The Pi Network saga took a sharp turn amid big Pi crypto news, and the market's reacting.

As Bitcoin rockets past $103,000 this Friday morning, Pi Coin is riding a fresh wave of momentum, blasting 12% in 24 hours as rumors swirl around a dramatic supply jump, a looming Binance listing, and a major ecosystem update set to drop May 14.

Let's break it down.

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PI Crypto News: Did Pi Coin Supply Just Balloon +5M?

First, the headline-grabber: screenshots circulating on X show Pi's circulating supply ballooning from 7 billion to nearly 12.7 billion tokens overnight.

The circulating supply has surged by around 5 billion — from 7 billion to 12 billion — while the available supply on CEXs remains unchanged. This increase likely comes from the 5 billion Pi liquidity pool, possibly in preparation for a major exchange listing. And when I say… pic.twitter.com/7wqkogcZR5— Dr Altcoin (@Dr_Picoin) May 8, 2025

That's a 5B Pi injection without whispering from Pi Network's core team. Oddly, CoinMarketCap still displays the outdated 7B figure, stoking confusion and speculation in equal measure.

Some claim it's a backend update preparing for liquidity needs, potentially tied to upcoming listings or unlocking staked tokens post-KYC. Others think it's a glitch. But the data doesn't lie: centralized exchange balances barely budged, up only 2 million Pi, suggesting these new tokens are either locked, unverified, or awaiting deployment.

This mystery surge comes just as Pi Coin roared into the spotlight with a May 14 announcement teaser: a one-liner that triggered a $500 million bump in market cap and sent trading volume soaring 74% overnight.

With Pi now trading above $0.61, speculators are circling. Then came the Binance breadcrumbs.

🚨 🚀Testing of $PI listing on @binance begins❓

💥 Mega release of Pi-ecosystem apps in May

📈 Markets are booming – the boom has begun

How much, $Pi will pump this round?10% 20% 30% @PiCoreTeam #PiNetwork #pinetwork24x7pic.twitter.com/dqEbAsF00c— The Times of PiNetwork (@PiNetwork24X7) May 8, 2025

On-chain detectives spotted activity in a known Binance wallet address on the Pi mainnet: the same wallet previously used for Stellar deposits.

Test transactions are trickling through, with some appearing to verify KYC and KYB requirements. No official word from Binance yet exists, but community insiders say "final negotiations" are already underway.

A Binance listing would be the most catalytic event for Pi since its mainnet launch. It would open the floodgates to millions of retail traders, deepen liquidity, and lend legitimacy to a token often labeled as "vaporware" by skeptics.

But this week's real twist? Despite inflation worries and a known $151 million token unlock window approaching, the market is brushing it off, focusing instead on the upcoming ecosystem reveal and the symbolic $1 breakout target.

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PI Price Analysis: Is Pi Coin Heading For Mega Breakout Ahead Of May 14?

As Pi coin breaks to the upper level from lower trendline support, Pi Network trades at a market price of $0.73 (representing a 24-hour change of +13.87%).

This comes after April saw an entire month of consolidation, with the Pi price in a tight range between $0.4 and $0.8.

With a solid support zone established following the volatile launch, PI crypto can begin establishing a serious upside technical structure and no longer be the new kid on the block.

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Immediate targeting stands at $0.80, which marks a critical overhead resistance level that has remained unbroken since late March.

However, the ongoing upside move is already beginning to heat the RSI momentum indicator, which has already shifted bearish at 60, although it has not yet topped out, some upside remains.

If Pi can successfully break above the $0.80 level, $0.92 forms the next viable historic resting stop. Indeed, this is the same zone where the Pi price stabilised in the immediate aftermath of its launch—a zone that set the stage for the run at $3, so stay locked in