16/09/2025
Who is NICOLAS KOKKALIS?
Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis – The genius brain behind
when mentioning ,tens of millions of Pioneers around the world know one name – Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis, the founder and technological soul of the project.
Origin & Education
Born in 1978 in Greece, grew up in an academic environment.
BA in Computer Science – University of Crete.
MA in Computer Science – University of Toronto (Canada).
PhD in Electrical Engineering – Stanford University (USA).
Postdoc (Postdoctoral Research) at Stanford, specializing in distributed systems & HCI – the foundation for today's blockchain applications.
✓Career & Contributions
Stanford University: Lecturer, launched the first Decentralized Applications (DApps) course at this prestigious school.
Gameyola (2009): Social gaming platform with over 20 million users, won the Facebook Fund award.
StartX (2010–2018): Co-founder & CTO. This is a startup incubator associated with Stanford, supporting over 1,300 successful startups.
Pi Network (2019 – present): Co-founder & CTO. Leading the vision of turning Pi into a globally popular cryptocurrency, easy to mine with phones, environmentally friendly and focusing on building real communities, real values.
-Outstanding achievements
Research and development of a fault-tolerant smart contract framework before Ethereum was born.
Leading the design of Pi's unique consensus mechanism: Security Circles, which does not consume electricity like Bitcoin.
Building the Pi ecosystem: Pi Wallet, Pi Browser, Pi SDK, and millions of applications in development.
Making Pi Network the world's largest mobile blockchain project, with over 50 million Pioneers.
✓Role in the Blockchain world
While many crypto projects chase token prices, Dr. Nicolas focuses on:
Practical applications instead of just speculation.
Trust and KYC as the foundation of the community.
Building a global Web3 ecosystem where everyone can participate and benefit.
He is not only a scientist, but also a pioneer with a mission:
"Bringing the power of blockchain to everyone, everywhere."
✓Message to the community
Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis does not appear flashily in the media, but his influence in the blockchain world is enormous. With a solid academic background, extensive practical experience and a humanistic vision, he is the one who is leading Pi Network into the era of Open Mainnet and global Web3.
✓If you still doubt Pi, learn about the person behind it - because the stature of the founder is the measure of the value of a project!