Pi Core Team, please understand where I’m coming from. I’ve accepted Pi at my business, installed and operated Pi Nodes, run a node farm, and managed a community. I hear directly from the people keeping this ecosystem alive, and I’m bringing their concerns to you. I believe Korea has played a significant role in the Pi community. If even the people who have stayed this long finally leave, what happens then? Surely that cannot be the outcome you want. You continue to promote the figure of 420,000 active nodes. But how closely does that reflect the network today? At Korea’s peak, I estimated that around 40,000–60,000 nodes were active here. After reviewing my own node farm and checking with what I understand to be Korea’s largest node farm, the number operating across those farms is now roughly half of what it used to be. That is a limited sample, but the decline I’m seeing is real. It makes me question whether 420,000 reflects a historical peak rather than current activity. My own rough estimate is that the global active count could now be around 100,000–200,000. This is an estimate based on field observations, not a verified global count. The numbers I can observe continue to decline month after month. If my estimate is wrong, please publish updated figures and clearly explain how “active nodes” are counted. Those of us still here cannot rebuild trust with old numbers and indefinite waiting. We need transparency, direct communication, and a clear path forward. @PiCoreTeam @nkokkalis @Chengdiao