DANH THANH NHAN

Husband, Father, & Civil Engineer.
Vietnamese 🇻🇳 living HCMC.

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

Pi Launchpad has updated its participation flow and model, incorporating data and feedback from the first Testnet token that launched on Pi Day 2026!

The first Launchpad test token attracted over 478,000 participating Pioneers and generated valuable feedback on the Launchpad mechanism. That feedback has now been incorporated into a simpler participation flow, updated Launchpad mechanics, and an improved user experience.

A second test token “SLICE” is now live on Testnet to help evaluate if the updates can achieve these goals, and to give Pioneers another chance to learn the new ecosystem token mechanics. As a reminder, SLICE is a Testnet token and will never go onto Mainnet.

To participate:
• Open Pi Launchpad in Pi Browser
• Review the SLICE test token and project
• Choose a commitment amount in Test-Pi
• Confirm participation
• Engage with the Slice of Pi app and provide feedback

Participation will remain open until Pi2Day on June 28.

Learn more on the Pi home screen!

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

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

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

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

[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]

Pi Testnet now has an RPC server.

This is a major step toward Smart Contracts being simulated, tested, and deployed.

[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

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

Why is Pi focusing on AI? What does AI have to do with blockchain? Pi Founder Chengdiao Fan explores how Pi is working to address the fundamental changes emerging in the AI era.

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

What are Pi ecosystem tokens and what is the design thinking for ecosystem tokens on Mainnet?

Pi Founder Chengdiao Fan dives deep into Pi’s unique approach to ecosystem token design — Pi’s focus is not on tokens for their own sake, or on mechanisms and integrations in isolation, but on enabling useful, utility-driven tokens and supporting the real innovation behind them.

Learn more on the specifics of ecosystem token design here. Pioneers are encouraged to comment, discuss with other community members and share specific suggestions on specific sections.
https://t.co/TRJcKD4dwS

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

What is the network working on now?

Pi Founder Nicolas Kokkalis offers an overview on how the network will continue the general work that matters to Pioneers such as KYC and Migration, and to developers such as improving and expanding the tools that enable them to build easier on Pi, and various initiatives that are intended to facilitate more utility on Pi.

[DANH THANH NHAN @nhanrd]

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]

Why does Pi feel so different from other blockchains? Why does utility matter? Pi Founder Chengdiao Fan explains Pi’s emphasis on utility and how Pi distinguishes itself in the blockchain industry.

[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

[Onramp Money @onrampmoney]

Vietnam’s payments are already future-ready 🧵

[DANH THANH NHAN @nhanrd]

@sidrachain Now 18.12.2025 can't click sidrachain - the app like this!

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

Pi has partnered with CiDi Games because gaming fits perfectly in the Pi Network ecosystem—and gaming is a vertical Pi has already been continuously cultivating in its ecosystem.

The partnership is part of Pi’s broader multifaceted, strategic, and ongoing approach to ecosystem expansion, including Pi Network Ventures investments that serve to both capture more production on the network, and contribute to the creation of useful and engaging products.

Learn more
https://t.co/4MkfI6HvTF

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

New features are released in Pi App Studio. Creators can now download and re-upload their app code for further customization and flexibility. This functionality also makes the App Studio a useful prototyping tool for developers that simplifies Pi integration and deployment. Other new features include a new management interface and improved creator interfaces and experience.
https://t.co/LO7oUjQONe

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

The new code download/upload capability marks a step forward for Pi App Studio in bridging creator and developer experiences.

Watch a demo of the feature here:
https://t.co/tJ2jxzOWev

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

App creation in Pi App Studio is now more intuitive, organized, and powerful, helping Pioneers build and refine their own utilities for the Pi ecosystem!

Learn more:
https://t.co/I9KXPbWjVE

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

Try out Pi’s DeFi features—DEX and AMM functionalities—on Testnet in the Pi Wallet! Watch the new walkthrough video to learn more about the features and how to get started. https://t.co/AYdAzMsIZK

This release expands Pi’s capabilities in a structured, utility-focused, and Web3-aligned way, helping Pioneers explore decentralized finance safely while strengthening the ecosystem through real testing, transparency, and community participation.

[Pi Network @PiCoreTeam]

Watch Pi Founder Chengdiao Fan's talk at TOKEN2049!
https://t.co/pD26XqWG5d

Dr. Fan explores interrelated imperatives including advancing genuine blockchain utility and product innovation, aligning AI with human well-being through decentralized infrastructure, and achieving true mass adoption. Her talk aligns with a consistent principle of Pi Network: develop technology in such a way that it serves real people and solves concrete problems.