💜 Many people are asking the wrong question about PiRC2.
They’re asking:
“Is Pi’s smart contract technology better than Ethereum’s or Solana’s?”
The answer today is simple:
Probably not.
Ethereum and Solana have years of development, mature ecosystems, and far more advanced smart contract capabilities.
But that’s not the comparison that matters.
The more interesting question is:
What is Pi trying to build?
Most blockchain ecosystems started with infrastructure first and then spent years trying to attract users.
Pi took a different route.
It spent years building:
• A large user base
• KYC verification
• Wallet infrastructure
• Browser ecosystem
• Domains
• KYB for businesses
Now it’s gradually introducing the tools that can connect those pieces together.
That’s what makes Pi’s subscription-focused approach interesting.
Not because subscriptions are new.
They’re not.
Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, Optimism, and many others already support similar functionality.
What’s different is the priority.
Many chains first became known for trading, speculation, yield farming, and DeFi.
Pi’s first public smart contract demonstration focuses on subscriptions, memberships, recurring payments, and business activity.
That sends a signal.
It suggests the focus may be less about speculation and more about commerce.
Of course, success is not guaranteed.
The real test isn’t launching smart contracts.
The real test is whether businesses, developers, and users actually adopt them.
Technology creates possibilities.
Adoption creates value.
And that’s the metric worth watching.
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