Pi Network is partnering with @openstandard, the company powering Open USD (OUSD), a partner-governed stablecoin designed as open infrastructure!
Open Standard brings together more than 200+ partners across payments, finance, technology, and crypto, including Visa, Google, and Stripe.
OUSD is designed with an incentive model focused on supporting ecosystem growth, and Pi will explore rewards programs for Pioneers and broader utility across the Pi ecosystem.
Look forward to more details about this partnership.
An amazing night bringing together institutions and emerging tech.
Shoutout to @XDCNetwork and @picoreteam for helping us curate the room.
With our amazing guest:
@nkokkalis Co-Founder @ Pi
@Chengdiao Fo Founder @ Pi
@jperlow Sr Technical Marketing Engineer @ NVIDIA
Erica Chuong Applied AI @ Google
@ralphchiarella Research @ Microsoft
@YDeyneka_1 Senior Cybersecurity @ Bank of America
@Jamesmckennaiv Product Lead @ Bank of America
@Ms_helen_miami VP @ Fifth Third Bank
@eluzgin Blockchain Engineering @ Franklin Templeton
@Yourbroquincy Lead Developer @ XDC Foundation
@XDCNetwork Executive Director @ XDC Network
@travisjohn Head of Institutional @ XDC Network
@justinbarlow Executive Director @ Sei Foundation
@injective Marketing Manager @ Injective Labs
@alexk_trm Strategic Partnerships @ TRM Labs
@dinesh1473 Co-Founder @ Diamante Blockchain
@Benzzxdc Director @ XRCF
Daniel Lebensohn CEO @ BH3 Management
@chiragjetani Founder @ Diamante
@swampdaddy CTO @ Wire Network
@Kendicross CEO @ Wire Network
@jdelalio Blockchain & Digital Assets @ EisnerAmper
@Pomus_Markets Co-Managing Director @ Pomus
@kevrchen Founder @ Tempora Labs
@coltonconley Partner @ Arrington Capital
@derektwlam0303 Partner @ G20
@jpeg_yakuza Founder @ Clique
@lannaroche Investor & Residency Lead @ Antler
@with_blockmedia CSO @ Blockmedia
@DRLisaCameron Former UK Member of Parliament/Founder @ UKUS Crypto Alliance
@0xFerSob DeFi @ Bitwise
@ntbro Chief Growth Officer @ Succinct
@Kazhiloti Founder @ Bitscale Capital
@karinabrdn Business Development @ Leeward
@elkun_peng Co-Founder @ Stanford Blockchain
@therealanderson CEO @ Raze
@cryptovcvishal Investments Lead @ Mangrove family office
@ambereedy Head of IR @ Canary Capital
@thephunky1 Head of Protocol Partnerships @ GlobalStake
@jacktraube Listing Manager @ Kraken
@floraaaaal Head of Digital Assets @ Hang Feng
@ryorod_ Tech @ NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL
@stan_sater Head of Legal @ Massive Labs
SoloHost updates have been released alongside Pi Desktop version 0.6.3! This improves app discovery, reliability, and developer tools.
Pioneers can more easily discover actively used SoloHost apps. Reliability improvements and developer resources, such as AI agents compatibility, also support the building and troubleshooting of apps.
These updates further support SoloHost’s role in extending the utility of Pi Desktop and Nodes beyond blockchain infrastructure, giving Pioneers more ways to use their computers for self-hosted apps and developers more tools to build and bring apps into SoloHost.
Learn more in the Pi app!
Pi has introduced new capabilities for developers building on Pi! This includes local storage support, access to app-specific staking data, and file and video sharing.
Pi’s new developer documentation is also now released, providing a single destination for technical resources and a clearer path from getting started to building and launching an app on Pi.
Improving developer tools is important for Pi’s broader focus on utility because they directly affect the types of apps and services that developers can create for the community and beyond.
Learn more in the Pi app!
OpenBrew connects cafes and customers around the world, built on the #PiNetwork ecosystem.
Buying coffee anywhere on earth with a single currency —
#OpenBrew is making that possible with Pi.
Coffee is part of everyone's day.
The Pi ecosystem starts with a single cup.
[Cafes officially listed on OpenBrew]
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam — 3
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia — 3
- 🇺🇬 Uganda — 1
These numbers aren't a roadmap.
They're a working ecosystem.
How about a cup of coffee with Pi at an OpenBrew cafe near you?
👨🍳 #CafeOwners, join OpenBrew early and reach 1,800+ Pi Users around the world!
Pioneers, we'd love your interest and support — come join us!
👉 In Pi Browser, go to TestNet and search for 'OpenBrew'.
OpenBrew Team
☕ Buy coffee with Pi, anywhere.
#PiNetwork #PiCoreTeam #Pi #Pioneers #BuyWithPi #PiEcosystem #PiPayments #Coffee
SoloHost gives Pioneers more ways to use their computers for local AI and easier access to other self-hosted applications, further extending the utility of Pi Desktop and Nodes beyond blockchain infrastructure.
OpenClaw and the Atlassian MCP Server show how SoloHost can support different types of self-hosted software for different user needs, from local AI agents to more specialized developer utilities.
Through SoloHost, people can benefit from AI while keeping more of their data and computation on their own devices and reducing reliance on third-party remote infrastructure.
Learn more
https://t.co/qyzzhDC1SB
OpenPay Platform Update
A major step in OpenPay’s development has now been completed.
After carefully reviewing the requirements needed for the KYB process and Mainnet listing, we have successfully implemented the necessary changes and removed the features identified as incompatible with the requirements for the next stage.
OpenPay is now operating with a simplified and focused platform structure centered around the Pi ecosystem.
What Can You Do on OpenPay Now?
The platform is now focused on its core functions:
Send & Receive — Users can send and receive supported assets through OpenPay.
Pi to OUSD Cash In — Users can cash in using Pi and receive OUSD within OpenPay.
With these changes, OpenPay is now focusing and revolving around Pi, with the platform streamlined to support its core payment functionality within the Pi ecosystem.
The decision to remove the previous services was made to ensure OpenPay can better align with the requirements necessary for the next stage of development. While these features were an important part of our journey, simplifying the platform allows us to focus our resources and attention on what matters most moving forward.
We have now completed the required removals, and our attention shifts toward the next steps of the KYB and Mainnet listing process.
There is still work ahead, but this marks an important milestone for OpenPay.
We sincerely thank every Pioneer who has supported us throughout this process. Your patience, feedback, and continued support have helped OpenPay reach this stage.
OpenPay is becoming simpler, more focused, and increasingly centered around Pi.
The next chapter begins now.
#OpenPay #PiNetwork #Pi #OUSD #Mainnet #KYB #Web3 @PiCoreTeam@wainfoundation
The Pi Node version 0.6.2 has been released!
This introduces improvements to SoloHost, Node connectivity, and the Pi Desktop user experience.
In parallel, Pi has successfully completed a distributed computing test through a SoloHost app, further advancing the utility of Pi Nodes beyond supporting the Pi blockchain.
Together, these updates make it easier to run and manage applications on Pi Nodes and SoloHost, while advancing their distributed computing utility.
Go to the Pi app to learn more!
OpenPay QR Pay is Here @PiCoreTeam
Introducing OpenPay QR Pay — a fast, secure, and seamless way to accept and make payments across the Pi Network.
Inspired by the simplicity of Apple Pay, OpenPay QR Pay delivers a modern checkout experience designed for Web3 commerce.
Features:
• Generate and share payment QR codes instantly
• Scan to pay in seconds
• Accept Pi, OpenPay Wallet, and supported payment methods
• Secure merchant checkout with digital receipts
• Fast, simple, and frictionless payments
OpenPay QR Pay is helping power the next generation of digital payments in the Pi ecosystem.
Learn more:
https://t.co/7w8xVWfVtm
Read the announcement:
https://t.co/HwgssBRH1n
App:
https://t.co/Xv007Cb1dZ
Tip me in Qr Pay Actual Demo https://t.co/Fcy8AQNYaB
#OpenPay #PiNetwork #QRPay #Web3 #DigitalPayments #Fintech #PayWithPi
Pi Network @PiCoreTeam joins RoboPay as a payment partner. Pi will be used to pay for robot services across the Fabric network.
RoboPay was built to enable AI agents to discover, hire, coordinate, and pay robots autonomously onchain, transforming robots from connected machines into autonomous economic actors capable of providing real-world services.
Today, that same infrastructure extends beyond AI.
Tens of millions of Pi users will have access to robot services directly through the use of currency that they already hold. Once available, the anticipated robot services may include requesting a delivery robot to bring groceries, dispatching a security robot to patrol a property, scheduling an inspection robot for industrial facilities, or interacting with humanoid assistants in retail and hospitality. Autonomous labor may become as accessible as any digital service.
This partnership marks a fundamental shift in how humans are able to interact with robotics. Instead of purchasing robots themselves, users will be able to simply purchase outcomes. Physical intelligence becomes an on-demand service that is discoverable, programmable, and instantly payable through a shared economic network.
By connecting humans, AI agents, and robots through the same payment infrastructure, RoboPay and Pi have created the foundation for an open machine economy, where autonomous labor can participate in everyday commerce alongside real people.
The future isn't just AI that can think. It's an economy where humans, AI, and robots are all able to transact, collaborate, and create value together.
In the Pi Launchpad model, projects issue tokens as tools to acquire users for their applications and integrate those tokens directly into product functionality, such as access, payments, rewards, and governance.
Instead of being taken by the issuing project, the proceeds of Pi from their token launch go to a liquidity pool with the ecosystem token, which bootstraps a healthy liquidity foundation from the start.
For the SLICE test launch on Testnet, this results in a liquidity pool containing SLICE and Test-Pi. In addition to matching individual buyers and sellers through a traditional decentralized order book on the Pi DEX, the pool uses an automated market maker algorithm to calculate swaps based on the amounts of both assets it currently holds.
Learn more about how the SLICE liquidity pool works.
https://t.co/BJEb5ijQcr
SoloHost expands the utility of Pi Nodes beyond just blockchain validation.
Released in Beta on Pi2Day 2026, SoloHost on Pi Desktop gives Pioneers new ways to use their computers to run local apps, AI utilities, distributed computing, and other compute-based use cases.
Pioneers can also remotely engage with the corresponding app through mobile devices on Pi Browser.
SoloHost also lets developers build and list these local apps through an open, permissionless framework to reach the over 420,000 Pi Node operators who are already running Pi Desktop.
Local is key. With SoloHost streamlining access to local applications through Pi Desktop, people can benefit from AI while keeping their data on their own devices, not third-party remote servers.
This means:
- More privacy.
- More control.
- Less reliance on cloud services
Learn more at https://t.co/lMgJBEMbYj
Pi Sign-in allows supported third-party websites and apps to offer Pi accounts as a sign-in or sign-up option.
It helps provide the infrastructure that allows applications and services to recognize, connect, and serve users across and outside the ecosystem.
This means Pioneers can access supported services with their Pi account instead of creating a new account or password for every app.
Why would third-party services or websites want to integrate Pi Sign-in? Pi Sign-in creates a simpler way to connect them with Pi’s large user base and bring Pi users into their own product experiences. It also gives Pi more presence in third-party contexts while offering a way to tap into the additional benefits and resources of Pi Network, besides user traffic.
Learn more about the Pi2Day 2026 release at https://t.co/lMgJBEMbYj
PiVerify is a KYC identity verification service available to third-party companies, making Pi’s real-human verification capabilities available outside the Pi ecosystem.
With PiVerify, external platforms can verify their users, reduce fake or duplicate accounts, and support compliance-related identity workflows.
For businesses and platforms, the need is straightforward: many digital services need to know whether users are real people. Verified identities are needed for any meaningful transactions, especially in real-world economies.
PiVerify services are also paid for in Pi, which increases Pi utility.
By making this infrastructure available to third parties, the Pi2Day 2026 PiVerify release extends the utility of Pi’s verified identity technology and resources beyond Pi’s own apps and services.
Learn more at https://t.co/azUeoeGENF
Does anyone else feel that running AI models and agents locally, on your own computer, should be much easier?
The privacy benefits are clear: your data stays with you. But while there are many open-source models and projects out there, turning them into a usable local AI agent is still far too hard for non-engineers.
Pi Network has over 60 million Engaged Pioneers.
For developers, that creates an important opportunity: How do useful apps get discovered by these millions of people on Pi?
Ecosystem Directory Staking was built to help answer that.
It is a decentralized way for Pioneers and businesses to actively support and promote the ranking of Pi apps and utilities in the Ecosystem Interface. Staking through this feature increases an app’s exposure to the Pi community, helping boost visibility within the ecosystem.
This feature provides a self-service avenue for developers and creators to use Pi to tap into the attention resource of Pi Network to acquire users.
As AI makes app creation easier and easier, the challenge shifts from building products to getting them in front of people.
Ecosystem Directory Staking improves ecosystem discovery, making it easier for developers and creators to connect with users, and easier for users to discover new apps.
https://t.co/EpsNc81gOv
Help bring more AI-created apps to the Pi ecosystem and enter a raffle to win Pi Network merch!
Pioneers are invited to introduce Pi App Studio to vibe coders and AI-builder communities around the world.
Why?
Because as AI makes building apps easier, competition for human attention and user acquisition becomes more intense.
Pi App Studio helps creators connect AI-built apps to:
60M+ engaged Pioneers
Built-in payments
Identity infrastructure
Pi Ad Network
And more!
Find a relevant builder community, share how Pi can help creators reach real users, then submit your post through the Pi App to enter the raffle.
By helping more creators discover Pi, Pioneers can help expand the range of apps, tools, and services available in the Pi ecosystem. A stronger app ecosystem gives Pioneers more ways to use Pi, support useful products, and participate in real utility.
Go to the Pi mining app to learn more.