Justin Nguyễn

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

CiDi Games organically reached over 81,000 users across 160+ countries in less than a week after launching its beta in the Pi ecosystem.

That led to:
1.2M+ game sessions
21,000+ tournament participants
3.19M+ Pi staked by the community to support the platform.

What makes this important is not just the gaming activity itself.

It is what the launch demonstrates about building on Pi.

Apps built on Pi launch directly into a network with existing distribution, engagement, and infrastructure already in place.

As AI lowers the barrier to building apps, ecosystems with real users like Pi become increasingly valuable for developers.

Learn more about CiDi Games’ beta launch here
https://t.co/N75zsyH3Q0

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

CiDi Games, a Pi Network Ventures portfolio company, launched their beta app in the Pi Browser!

This brought Pioneers 10 instant-access games along with skill-based tournaments, platform progression through CiDiScore, the Pi ELF companion experience, Elf Continent, and developer infrastructure for Pi-integrated games.

In less than one week after the beta launch, CiDi Games independently attracted over 81,000 Pioneers across 160+ regions and 1.2 million game sessions organically, demonstrating how the Pi Platform can help utility-focused apps reach real users, drive engagement, and monetization, which in turn expands utility across the Pi ecosystem.

Go to the Pi app today to learn more!

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

The Pi Mainnet is upgrading to Protocol 24 – Deadline: June 2.

The Pi Mainnet has successfully upgraded to Protocol 23. All Mainnet nodes are required to complete this step before the deadline to remain connected to the network.

Details here: https://t.co/9VehO7hhj1

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

Big kudos to Mainnet Node operators for upgrading to v23.

Most major Nodes have now been upgraded, and the protocol is expected to move to v23 soon.

This was one of the most challenging upgrades to date, as it involved multiple subsystem upgrades and optimizations that required internal data reprocessing.

Protocol 22 -> 23, Ubuntu 20 -> 24, PostgreSQL 12 -> 16

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

Here is last month's Network Update!

Over 100,000 Pioneers have been KYC'd and over 30,000 migrated to Mainnet.

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

Pi Founder Chengdiao Fan spoke today at Consensus 2026 Miami in her session, “Aligning Web3, AI, and Blockchain for Utility.”

Dr. Fan shared how Pi’s blockchain infrastructure, identity verification, and a globally engaged network can support utility-driven products and businesses in the AI era.

Her talk built on a central challenge in the broader crypto industry: the frequent misalignment between token design and real innovation. While tokens in the industry have often been used primarily as capital-raising tools or quick exits, Dr. Fan discussed Pi’s approach to treat tokens as tools that can support growth, engagement, and long-term utility.

Pi’s approach to ecosystem tokens and launch mechanisms focuses on tokens for user acquisition and integrating token design into the product innovation process. By using tokens to help products acquire real users who can engage, provide feedback, and use those tokens within actual product experiences, this approach connects token design more directly to utility and product development.

More broadly, Dr. Fan’s talk invited discussion on how blockchain can help shape AI-era business models, financial literacy, ownership, and socioeconomic participation. As AI lowers the barrier to building, the focus shifts toward something harder to replicate: real users, real participation, and trusted human input at scale.

Stay tuned for the full session video!

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

The Pi Mainnet is upgrading to Protocol 23 – Deadline: May 15.

All Mainnet nodes are required to complete this step before the deadline to remain connected to the network. This upgrade takes longer to complete, so plan accordingly.

Details here: https://t.co/9VehO7hhj1

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

526 million human KYC validation tasks have already been completed on Pi.

By over 1 million verified people.

AI is advancing quickly.

But the hardest part of building reliable systems is still deeply human.

Models don’t improve from compute alone.

They improve from:

Judgment
Correction
Context
Nuance

Pi represents something different.

A globally distributed, identity-verified human workforce that has already demonstrated coordination at scale, already active in the Pi ecosystem.

This is real infrastructure, it’s already been used to process hundreds of millions of real tasks.

For AI systems, that changes what’s possible.

Go to the Pi mining app home screen to learn more.

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

Pi’s first smart contract capability is now live on Testnet: subscriptions!

This fosters real, recurring, utility-driven use cases.

Think e-commerce, streaming, online tools, and more, powered on-chain.

Read more in the Pi mining app.

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

There are over 18 million identity-verified users on Pi.

But there is one clear difference between Pi’s users and others.

1 million verified users on Pi ≠ 1 million users on other networks.

Most networks measure growth in accounts.

Few measure it in verified users.

There’s a difference.

Pi recognized the importance of identity verification early on and that unverified account creation is simply not enough. Verified identities are needed for any meaningful transactions, especially in real-world economies.

Any time an asset (like crypto, fiat currency, property, etc.) is transferred, it raises a basic question of identity: who is sending it, and who is receiving it. If those identities aren’t clear, it becomes difficult to trust that the transfer is valid or that it went to the right person.

Therefore, Pi Network has built a fully KYC-verified Mainnet ecosystem.

Because when users are verified:

Spam drops.

Trust increases.

Utility becomes more reliable.

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

Celebrate Pi Day 2026 by learning about the new releases and participating in the Utility Challenge in the Pi app home screen https://t.co/x5UpvLKpiT

[Justin Nguyễn @JustinShin31]

Sell BTC -> 23k$ 😥😥

[Kraken @krakenfx]

3.14159265359...

[Kraken Listings @krakenlistings]

Coming tomorrow: $PI

@PiCoreTeam Pi Network is a mobile-first Layer-1 blockchain and developer platform with a utility-based ecosystem on an identity-verified mainnet.

Post-only mode, deposits enabled.

Trading starts Mar 13 at 15:00 UTC

Get ready → https://t.co/sncSsMhRi3

[BSCN @BSCNews]

🚨JUST IN: KRAKEN TO LIST PI NETWORK TOKEN

@krakenlistings has announced the upcoming listing of $PI from @PiCoreTeam. Trading is scheduled to begin on March 13.

Pi Network focuses on mobile-first crypto mining. Users can mine tokens directly through smartphones.

Developers are building a utility-focused ecosystem around the token.

[Kraken Listings @krakenlistings]

Coming soon: $PI

@PiCoreTeam Pi Network is a mobile-first Layer-1 blockchain and developer platform enabling accessible crypto mining via smartphone, with a utility-based ecosystem on an identity-verified mainnet.

Trading starts March 13

Get ready → https://t.co/47fNCUnRqD

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

Pi released a deep-dive case study into the recent proof-of-concept project for a new Pi Node utility that supports decentralized AI training and computing tasks for third-parties using the spare computing capacity of over 421,000 Pi Nodes. In collaboration with OpenMind, a robotics startup invested in by Pi Network Ventures, this project showed that Pi Nodes can process AI-relevant workloads and return useful results quickly. This work is part of and provides insights for the general initiative to integrate Pi into AI infrastructure itself, utilizing distributed computing and enabling authentic human input for AI training, inference, and reinforcement learning. https://t.co/ruh6Z7Qyl0

[Justin Nguyễn @JustinShin31]

Post your badge on a social media platform (Fireside Forum, X, Instagram, etc.) using #PiOpenNetwork. After sharing, return here and submit your post link to enter the raffle.

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

Pioneers can now deploy their app iterations in Pi App Studio without having to pay Pi, by watching ads. This option enables more Pioneers—especially those who are not yet Mainnet-migrated and are unable to pay Pi—to experiment, learn, and create apps without being limited by migration status or Pi balance.

Learn more
https://t.co/1nK2DDfUvM

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

This holiday season, Pi Network is highlighting the commerce-related apps and local Pi merchants that power Pi commerce in a community holiday event! Learn how to participate here.
https://t.co/9KfIgIHmnO