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The Pi Coin "Layer-1" Blockchain Claim Doesn't Add Up If you recently stumbled across a tweet claiming Pi Coin has, its own blockchain... a layer-1 blockchain , you might want to pause before taking that at face value. By definition, calling something a layer-1 blockchain  while also claiming it's entirely independent is contradictory—and highlights a fundamental misunderstanding of blockchain architecture. What Layer-1 Actually Means In blockchain terminology, Layer-1 refers to the base blockchain protocol —think Bitcoin , Ethereum , or Solana . These are the foundational networks that everything else builds on top of. When projects talk about being layer-1 , they're positioning themselves as base-layer infrastructure. But here's the catch : Pi Network actually runs on an adaptation of the Stellar Consensus Protocol , not a wholly original blockchain architecture built from scratch. So while Pi Network markets itself as having its own layer-1 ...