For years, Binance has marketed itself as the “community-first” exchange. They run polls, ask users what coins they want listed, and proudly claim that user voice matters. But when it came to Pi Network (PI), the result was different: Binance ran a very public community poll asking whether users wanted Pi listed — the answer was a massive YES — and then… nothing happened. Months turned into years, and Pi is still not listed on Binance. Today, we’re calling it what it is: a lie.
What Actually Happened
In early 2023, Binance officially launched a community voting poll on its platform with the clear question:
“Do you want Pi Network (PI) to be listed on Binance?”
The result was overwhelming:
- Over 90% of participants voted “Yes”
- Hundreds of thousands of votes were recorded
- The poll was heavily promoted by Binance itself on Twitter (now X), Telegram, and in-app notifications
Everyone in the crypto space saw it. Pi holders celebrated. Many even bought more Pi expecting the inevitable listing pump that follows a Binance announcement.
Then… silence.
No listing.
No explanation.
No follow-up tweet.
Just radio silence from the exchange that claims “#BinanceListens” and “community decides.”
Why This Matters More Than Just Another Delisting
1. It wasn’t a random Twitter poll – it was an official Binance voting event
2. Binance has listed dozens of far smaller, far less demanded projects after similar (or even smaller) polls
3. Pi Network now has over 60 million real users (more than many coins already listed on Binance)
4. The exchange actively encouraged voting and created legitimate expectation
When you run a poll titled “Should we list this coin?” and 90%+ say yes, then refuse to list it with zero explanation, you are not only disappoint a community — you destroy trust.
The Excuses Don’t Hold Up
Binance defenders usually give three excuses:
- “Listing decisions are complex” → Fine, but then why run a public poll in the first place?
- “Pi is not ready / mainnet not fully launched” → Pi mainnet went live in February 2025. Still no listing.
- “It’s not a promise, just a poll” → When the world’s biggest exchange runs an official vote titled “Do you want us to list X?”, the reasonable expectation is that a strong Yes means listing.
Anything else is gaslighting.
The Real Reason (Everyone Knows It)
Pi Network grew too big, too fast, without paying the rumored multi-million-dollar “listing fees” that some insiders claim Binance demands behind closed doors. Projects that allegedly pay get listed quietly. Projects that grow organically through real community adoption — like Pi — get ignored or delayed indefinitely.
Binance wanted the engagement and hype from the poll, but never intended to list Pi unless the team paid up. When Pi refused (or simply grew through real users instead of paid marketing), Binance walked away from its own word.
Final Verdict
Binance lied.
They lied to millions of Pi holders.
They lied to their own users.
They lied to the entire crypto community watching.
Running a fake poll to harvest engagement and then ghosting the winning project isn’t “complex listing standards.”
It’s deception. Plain and simple.
Until Binance either lists Pi or publicly admits they never intended to honor the poll result, one thing is clear:
Binance showed the world that their “community polls” mean absolutely nothing.
And that makes them, in this case, liars.
Share this if you’re tired of fake promises in crypto.
The Pi community deserves better.
The entire crypto community deserves honesty.