Pi Founders Dr. Chengdiao Fan and Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis spoke at Consensus 2026 Miami, sharing views on how blockchain can help actual utility, id verification, trusted human participation, and sustainable enterprise fashions within the AI period.
Dr. Fan’s presentation, “Aligning Web3, AI, and Blockchain for Utility,” centered on the central problem within the broader crypto business: the frequent misalignment between token design and actual product innovation. Whereas tokens have typically been used primarily for capital elevating or fast exits, Dr. Fan mentioned a crucial change of method to treating tokens as instruments that may help person acquisition, product engagement, and long-term utility. One implementation of such a modified method is Pi Launchpad.
Her discuss highlighted how Pi’s blockchain infrastructure, id verification, and globally engaged community can assist help utility-driven merchandise and companies within the AI period. Specifically, she mentioned Pi’s method to ecosystem tokens and launch mechanisms, together with how tokens might be designed to assist merchandise purchase actual customers who can interact, present suggestions, and use these tokens inside precise product experiences.