Pi Network (CRYPTO: PI) surged 30% during Asia trading hours Friday after Kraken announced it will list the cryptocurrency ahead of Pi Day on March 14.
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Kraken’s listing announcement triggered the rally as PI became available on a major U.S.-regulated exchange.
The token is already listed on OKX, Gate, and Bitget, but Kraken’s entry expands access to mainstream retail and institutional traders.
The timing coincides with Pi Day on March 14, a holiday celebrating the mathematical constant where the first three digits are 3.14. The date has become a marketing opportunity for Pi Network, similar to how pizzerias and bakeries offer discounts.
Pi Network is a mobile-first cryptocurrency project that replaces traditional proof-of-work mining with a phone-based trust graph.
Users tap a mobile app daily to “mine” tokens and form identity-verified security circles that feed into a consensus system derived from the Stellar protocol.