CHAPTER 1 - (The Birth of Pi Coin) In the early 2020s, a small group of Stanford graduates, frustrated by how complicated and environmentally harmful cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin were, decided to create something different. They wanted to build a digital currency that anyone could use. Their idea was for a cryptocurrency that could be mined on smartphones, making it easy, affordable, and available to everyone. This is how Pi Coin was created. The idea was simple: remove the need for expensive mining machines, so anyone with a smartphone could join in. Pi Coin would use a global, decentralized network to work, making it more energy-efficient than Bitcoin or Ethereum. This way, everyone could help grow the network while using less energy.