Pi Network and Ice Open Network are at the forefront of mobile cryptocurrency, offering unique options that make crypto accessible to a broad audience.
Origins of Pi Network and Ice Open Network
Launched by Stanford graduates in 2019, Pi Network allows users to mine cryptocurrency via smartphones, expanding its user base significantly with a referral model. Transitioning to an open network on February 20, 2025, marked a shift towards real-world application. Ice Open Network, a newer player since 2023, focuses on data management, decentralized economy, and infrastructure. The key difference lies in their focus: ION is infrastructure-focused, while Pi is centered around mobile mining and community growth.
Key Features
Ice Open Network is designed for high scalability and speed, capable of processing up to 1.2 million transactions per second. Key features include scalability, a dApp ecosystem, an open-source model, and its ICE coin. Pi Network, on the other hand, enables PI coin mining with minimal battery drain and no external hardware, a dApp ecosystem, and a closed model. Both platforms draw attention for their distinct models and approaches.
User Base, Adoption, and Recent Developments
Pi Network boasts 60 million users, while ION has over 40 million. Both leverage events to increase user participation—Pi Network through PiFest and ION through strategic partnerships like its listing on KuCoin. A key difference is in acceptability and trust: PI faces trust issues, whereas ION is praised for transparency and technical capabilities.
ION and Pi Network offer different approaches to convenience and accessibility in mobile cryptocurrency. Choice depends on transparency, accessibility, and community scaling.
