$PI The relationship between Pi Network and the Stellar protocol:
1. It indeed uses the Stellar protocol: In the early technical architecture of Pi Network, it was built on the Stellar blockchain protocol to develop its own consensus mechanism and node system. The core team of Pi drew on some design concepts of the Stellar consensus protocol(SCP).
2. But it does not directly use the Stellar chain:
Pi does not operate directly on the Stellar mainnet. It does not use Stellar's native token (XLM)Pi has established its own independent blockchain network, with its design influenced by the Stellar c