It was an interesting year in the cryptocurrency space. The expectations were high, with numerous calls for new peaks for almost all assets. And while that turned out to be true for BTC, XRP, ETH, and BNB, many others couldn’t come anywhere near their previous heights.
Moreover, even those who managed to set new record slumped in the following months and are on the verge of closing the year in the red, despite (almost) all other assets painting impressive gains.
2025 also saw the launch of the much-anticipated Pi Network and its native token, which quickly took the crypto market by storm and neared the top 10 alts by market cap. Its price charted an all-time high of almost $3.00 in late February, and the speculations about a $314 price tag (the number π) were rampant.
However, the reality was entirely different as the token plunged by over 94% by early October when it plummeted to a new all-time low of $0.172 (CoinGecko data) despite the countless updates by the Core Team behind the project. By Christmas 2025, PI managed to recover a modest portion of its losses and stands above $0.20, but that’s still 93% away from the February peak.
With 2026 just around the corner, we asked ChatGPT about its opinion on whether PI can have a happier Christmas next year.
Well, the simple and fast answer is – not really. The AI solution claimed that PI would have to stay above the first major support at $0.20 to reignite a potential rally to $0.24 and beyond. However, the current trend is “short-term bearish,” while the trading volumes are low and continue to decline – a certified warning sign.
To have a better year, PI would need a strong bounce from the current support, while the network behind it would require a boost in several areas, continued ChatGPT. First, the token would need more utility, which should result in “stronger demand.”
“PI needs more real-world use cases beyond trading. The success of Pi-powered commerce, DeFi, experiments, and merchant adoption could meaningfully shift long-term sentiment.”
The AI platform added that the market conditions matter immensely, and they can also determine PI’s next move. If BTC and the larger-cap alts continue to struggle as they have been for the past couple of months, PI could challenge the October all-time low of $0.172. In contrast:
“If crypto as a whole enters a new bullish cycle in 2026, smaller-cap assets like PI historically tend to outperform – but they also carry higher risk.”
In terms of actual price predictions, ChatGPT believes the most likely scenario for PI next year would be a solid stabilization above $0.22 and a top of $0.35. However, it also outlined a possible bull case in which the asset skyrockets all the way up to $0.65 if the Core Team “launches major app integrations, improves migration rates, and expands real-world utility.”
