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
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!
🚨🚨 BREAKING: Pi Testnet 1 Just Jumped to Protocol 26 But Mainnet Is Still on V23! 🚨🚨
Wait, what is happening? 🤯
🔍 Based on recent community observations and our checks, Testnet 1 has been upgraded all the way to Protocol 26, skipping versions 24 and 25. Meanwhile, the Mainnet is still running on Protocol 23.
⚙️ Official Roadmap Context:
The publicly scheduled roadmap aims to take the mainnet blockchain to Protocol 26 by the end of June 2026. This represents a significant acceleration in Pi's development timeline.
💡 What Does This Mean?
· Testnet is acting as a high-speed testbed for future Mainnet capabilities.
· Skipping versions suggests the Core Team is confident in the stability of underlying upgrades.
· Core features like Smart Contracts, Pi DEX, RWA tokenization, and dApps could arrive sooner than expected.
👇 Pioneers, what’s your take on this version gap?
Is something big coming, or just an aggressive testing strategy? Drop your thoughts below! ⬇️
#PiNetwork #Protocol26 #MainnetUpdate
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