One of the purposes of the Pi Launchpad test token launches is to introduce Pioneers to new ecosystem token mechanics and educate the community on how to participate with DeFi mechanisms.
The first test token provided useful data and highlighted areas where the Launchpad experience needed improvement.
The updated participation flow is simpler and clearer. Participation is now centered around the commitment amount, which has the direct effect on token acquisition. A Pioneer chooses how much Test-Pi they want to commit, and the Launchpad automatically calculates the related “fair-access hold,” and then shows the commitment amount, hold amount, and total together before confirmation.
The goal is to make it easier to understand and use the Pi Launchpad, and preserve the intended fair-access effect of the hold.
Learn more and test the second SLICE token on Testnet today! The SLICE test token launch will be open for participation until Pi2Day, June 28, 2026.
https://t.co/iTiuc93uFq
Pi2Day (June 28) is approaching, and Pi’s vibe coder campaign will continue until that date! What exciting apps are you building ahead of Pi2Day?
Vibe coders (app creators using AI) can use Pi App Studio to easily convert their apps built through platforms such as Codex, Claude Code, Replit, Cursor, Lovable or other AI-assisted coding tools, into Pi Apps.
Pi can connect your AI-created apps with millions of engaged Pioneers, identity verification and Pi’s utility ecosystem.
Learn more and deploy vibe coded apps on Pi today!
https://t.co/x3mI1DqjfR
Raise Your Voice #Pioneers 🎤✊
KYC pending...
Migrations pending...
DApps pending...
Network upgrades pending...
DEX, Launchpad, major listings... all pending..
7 years later, Pioneers are still waiting.
This Endless Waiting is not good ! 🕒
@PiCoreTeam#PiNetwork $Pi
The Pi Mainnet is upgrading to Protocol 25.
Deadline: June 18.
All Mainnet nodes are required to complete this step before the deadline to remain connected to the network. This upgrade takes longer to complete. Plan accordingly.
Details here: https://t.co/9VehO7hhj1
Want to help grow the Pi ecosystem? Invite vibe coders to bring their AI-created apps to Pi’s real distribution network and utility ecosystem through Pi App Studio!
Here’s how to participate:
1. Identify communities of active vibe coders such as a Subreddit, X Communities, Facebook group, or developer forum.
2. Join and contribute to the specific vibe coder community. Engage with community members on topics around vibe coding and app creation.
3. Introduce Pi Network as a distribution network to vibe coders looking for users for their app.
4. Submit the link to your post through the “Vibe Coder” button in the Pi mining app.
Spread the word: Vibe coders can easily bring their AI-created apps to the Pi ecosystem, where those apps can be discovered, used, supported, and improved by real people!
Any creator can benefit from what Pi ecosystem has to offer: a large, engaged community of 60M+ Engaged Pioneers, plus infrastructure including global payments, Pi Wallet, Pi Ad Network, and social network access.
Learn more https://t.co/euwz9BMwll
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.
Network Update: Upgrade to protocol 24 has been completed successfully.
Great job to all Nodes! This was one of the most challenging migrations.
Next up will be v25, deadline June 18.
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
Our vision has always been simple💚
Build a place where playing, creating, and belonging all happen in the same world.
Where every Pioneer can find a game worth their time, and every developer can find a home.
The journey with Pi is just getting started.
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!
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
Watch Pi Founder Nicolas Kokkalis speak in the Consensus 2026 panel “How to Prove You’re Human in an AI World (Without Doxing Yourself)”.
The discussion focused on how digital trust and identity verification systems must evolve as AI makes it possible to generate bots, agents, and synthetic identities that closely resemble real human behavior at scale.
The panel explored a core question for the AI era: how systems can continue to verify real human participation without requiring unnecessary disclosure of personal information.
A key theme was that proof of humanity is context-dependent, with different systems requiring different levels of verification depending on use case and risk.
The importance of privacy-preserving design was also highlighted, ensuring verification can scale while remaining usable for real users.
As AI lowers the barrier to building and interacting online, the harder challenge may be connecting digital systems to real users, trusted participation, and meaningful utility.
Pi’s Layer 1 blockchain, identity verification, payments infrastructure, non-custodial wallets, smart contracts, and engaged global community are all part of Pi’s ongoing work to address that challenge.
Watch the full presentation now!
https://t.co/nFCz9nF7RR
🚨 WHAT’S NEXT FOR #PiNetwork ?👀
The infrastructure rollout is accelerating fast.
✅ V23.0 — Completed 🔥
⏳ V24.1 — May 28 🚀
⏳ V25.1 — June 9 ⚡
🎯 V26.0 — June 23 🌎
Each upgrade pushes the ecosystem closer to stronger scalability, smarter infrastructure, and the smart contracts era.
PI DEX LOADING..... 👀🔥
Builders are preparing.
Nodes are upgrading.
$Pi will get mass adoption 🔥🔥🚀
🚨 Big Breaking: #PiNetwork 🚨
After the successful upgrade of Protocol V23 on Mainnet, now @PiCoreTeam has directly upgraded Testnet to V26 🔥
This clearly shows rapid development is happening behind the scenes for the $Pi ecosystem.
Seems Protocol V26 on Mainnet could arrive much sooner than many expected 👀🚀
Now #PiNetwork supports fully programmable smart contracts.
Tokenization era starts soon 🔥
#PiCoin #PiDEX #Web3 #Mainnet
🚨 BIG BREAKING: #PiNetwork 🚨
Here we go.... 🔥 (V23) !
$Pi Mainnet has now successfully upgraded to Protocol Version 23. ⚡
This is a major infrastructure evolution for the ecosystem.
With V23, the network moves closer toward a fully programmable smart contract environment where builders and developers can unlock the full potential of the Pi ecosystem for scalable real-world utility. 🚀
Current transition phase includes:
🔵 Mainnet synchronization
🔵 File re-processing
🔵 Network optimization
🔵 Validator adaptation
Most people still don’t understand what’s being built behind the scenes. 👀
Real infrastructure takes time.
Real ecosystems evolve layer by layer.
@PiCoreTeam #Mainnet #PiCoin
#PiNetwork Mainnet has already upgraded to V23 successfully 🔥🚀
Mainnet Horizon API is now actively pulling V23 data in real time. ⚡
Current observations:
🔵 Horizon Version : 23.0.0
🔵 Core Supported Protocol : 23
🔵 API synchronization active
🔵 Mainnet transition processing ongoing
Check Pi Mainnet Horizon API:
https://t.co/TxZyY86kY3
Note:
Blockexplorer page will fully update after file re-processing and network synchronization are completed. 🔄
@PiCoreTeam $Pi #Mainnet
Pi Founder Chengdiao Fan’s talk at Consensus 2026 was centred on a simple but important challenge:
The frequent misalignment between token design and real product innovation.
Her presentation, “Aligning Web3, AI, and Blockchain for Utility,” explored how tokens can be treated as tools that can support user acquisition, product engagement, and long-term utility.
One implementation of this approach is Pi Launchpad, Pi’s design for ecosystem tokens and launch mechanisms that aims to help products acquire real users who can engage, provide feedback, and use those tokens within actual product experiences.
As AI makes it easier to build applications, the limiting factor is no longer creation.
It is distribution and usage.
Pi’s approach combines blockchain infrastructure, innovative token and launch mechanisms, identity verification, and a large engaged network of real users to address that gap directly.
Enjoy the full talk & leave your thoughts on Pi’s approach to tokens and launch mechanisms!
https://t.co/YiYqcxo0jJ
For the first time, OKX has made Pi available to millions of people in the US through its platform, adding another access point to the Pi ecosystem for US users.
Pi continues to expand its global network of Pioneers and partners, and strengthen ecosystem participation, utility, and real user adoption across the world.
More users. More usage. Stronger network
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