According to on-chain data, there are currently up to 55 million Pi Network members who have not received Pi tokens due to Nicolas using tactics to block KYC and intentionally causing a backlog at step 9 for many years. Even nearly 10 million KYC accounts from 2022 are still stuck at step 9 despite having followed all the necessary steps correctly; many of them have successfully guided their subordinates through KYC, but when it comes to their turn, they are stuck at step 9.
The dark tactic is to intentionally cause a backlog at step 9 to keep people waiting in vain, watching advertisements for Nicolas, and since they do not have Pi, they have to buy Pi on exchanges.
From there, Nicolas secretly creates fake accounts, then steals Pi through those accounts and sells it for dollars while investors incur losses. Every day he steals millions of dollars.