Nicolas Kokkalis
Co-founder and CTO at Pi Network
Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis is a lifelong technologist and the Founder and Head of Technology at Pi Network. He has extensive experience in blockchain technology and software that enables large online groups to achieve their goals. In his early Ph.D. work, he developed a framework for writing "smart contracts" on fault tolerant distributed systems before blockchain and Ethereum were created. As part of his postdoc, he also introduced and taught CSB, the Decentralized Applications on Blockchain class, at Stanford's Computer Science department.
Current Roles
News Mentions
Pi Network Pushes Major Mainnet Upgrade Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) announced a mandatory Protocol 24 upgrade for all Mainnet nodes. Operators who fail to complete the update before June 2 risk losing network connectivity. The project said the Mainnet has already successfully upgraded to Protocol 2
Pi Network News and PI Price Update: May 24
Pi Network Price Forecast as OKX Enables Trading Access for US Users: Bullish Ahead?
Pi Network’s PI Plunges to New 3-Month Low Despite Hype Around ‘Game-Changing’ Update
Pi Network sits on 540M tokens on exchanges as Protocol 23 deadline closes in Nearly 540 million $PI now sits on centralized exchanges, the largest exchange-held supply since the open mainnet launch,
PI NEWORK BRINGS VIBE CODING TO APP STUDIO Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) announced a new Pi App Studio update, which enables "Vibe Coders" to onboard AI-generated applications to its 60M+ user base. Buil
Pi Network (PI) Price Predictions for This Week, May 13
Pi Network’s PI Attempts Comeback as Team Drops Important KYC Announcement
Pi Network Price Prediction Ahead of May 15 Mainnet Upgrade Deadline
Another Pi Network Sell-the-News Moment as PI Plunges Hard Again?