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Pi Network just marked its seventh official anniversary with one of the most significant product releases in its history. On Pi Day 2026, the team unveiled a wave of new features that move the project meaningfully closer to the utility-driven ecosystem it has been building toward since 2019. This is not a roadmap update. These are live releases.

Pi Launchpad Goes Live on Testnet
The most anticipated announcement is the launch of Pi Launchpad on Testnet, a token launch platform designed specifically for product-first projects building inside the Pi ecosystem.

What makes this different from typical crypto launchpads is the underlying philosophy. Projects launching through Pi Launchpad must already have a working application before they can issue a token. The token exists to acquire real users and integrate directly into the product’s functionality, not to raise capital. The Pi proceeds from each token launch go into a liquidity pool rather than to the issuing project, creating a healthy liquidity foundation from day one.’

With over 17.7 million KYC-verified Pioneers on Mainnet, Pi offers distribution that most platforms simply cannot match.

Protocol 20 and Smart Contracts
All major Pi nodes have been upgraded to version 20.2, supporting Protocol 20. The full Mainnet upgrade completes within the coming week.

This is a foundational milestone. Protocol 20 introduces the technical infrastructure required for smart contracts on the Pi blockchain, enabling programmable logic that allows developers to build decentralised applications, automate transactions, and power functionality like NFTs, subscriptions, escrow systems, and on-chain marketplace transactions.

Smart contract rollout will be gradual and utility-focused. Subscription contracts, escrow contracts, and NFT-related contracts have been prioritised, several of which are currently undergoing external security audits before deployment.

Second Migrations Now Open
After months of community anticipation, second migrations have officially begun. Pioneers who completed their first migration can now bring additional Pi balances to Mainnet, provided they have set up two-factor authentication on their Pi Wallet through Mainnet Checklist Step 5.

Second migrations will also include referral mining bonuses for Referral Team members who have completed KYC. Pioneers are encouraged to remind their networks to finalise verification before the window closes.

KYC Validator Rewards Finally Distributed
Pi Network is releasing its first round of KYC validator rewards, covering work done by the community’s human verification workforce. The numbers involved are remarkable.

Over 526 million successful human validations were completed by more than 1.09 million validators. The reward pool of 16.57 million PI was supplemented by an additional 10 million PI from the Pi Foundation, bringing the price per validation to 0.0504 PI, which the team notes is 21 times the current base mining rate. Payments will be distributed over the next ten or more days directly to validators’ Mainnet wallets.

Mainnet Payments Now Live in Pi App Studio
Pi App Studio now supports live Mainnet transactions, allowing select apps to move from Testnet to real on-chain activity with actual PI payments integrated directly into the user experience. Four apps have already been invited to transition.

The update also introduces persistent payment integrations, meaning purchases and unlocks made inside apps now carry across multiple sessions rather than expiring when a user closes the app. This is a critical step toward sustainable business models for creators building on #pi $PIXEL #PiNetworkMainnet #PiCoreTeam #pixel #shiba

🚨 Now that the attention of the broader crypto space is back on #PiNetwork , let's educate everyone on the industry-shifting product coming up on Pi.

The $Pi Launchpad.
The design behind the Launchpad positions #PINetwork light years ahead of #Ethereum , #Solana , #BSC & every other chain. It changes the game entirely for crypto.
How?
While most chains let anyone create a token in minutes — often pure speculation, vaporware apps, pump-and-dump schemes, or quick rugs — the framework for token launch on Pi Launchpad flips the entire script.
Pi's new token framework is utility-first and user-acquisition-first. Tokens on Pi aren't designed to raise capital for founders. They're built to power real products and help projects acquire actual users for those products.
What exactly makes this framework revolutionary?
✅ Working product required first -
The Norm: Launch a roadmap and/or whitepaper, hype on twitter, and raise millions from presales/IDOs — then vanish, or deliver vaporware apps, or slowly rug and fade away. Founders fundraise first, build (maybe) later — if ever.
Pi's Framework: No token launch without a functional app already live. You prove your innovation, user traction, and product viability before any token exists. This aligns founders' incentives around actual utility and forces them to deliver value upfront.
✅ Immutable initial liquidity —
The Norm: Teams dump pre-mined tokens, rug-pull liquidity, or let whales manipulate price while retail gets wrecked.
Pi's Framework: Every Pi committed by participants goes straight into a permanent Liquidity Pool—locked from day one. No team wallets draining funds, no unlock schedules for founders to dump, no rugs possible. Price stability and health are ensured from the start because the pool cannot be exit liquidity for insiders.
✅ Meritocratic & engagement-driven —
The Norm: The best price deals go to whales, sniper bots, and early insiders. Real users end up buying high after the initial pump and holding their bags while privileged players exit first.
Pi's Framework: Users who actually use and engage with the app get prioritized/better deals during launch. No more bots sniping the pool first, no insider dumps from pre-mined allocations, and no whales gaming the system because the rules prioritize proven utility and genuine user activity. Real adoption and feedback loops now replace capital, speed, and connections.
✅ Tokens as user-acquisition- tools, not fundraising tools —
The Norm: Tokens primarily exist to raise capital for teams/founders (often to fund lifestyles, marketing, or quick exits). Utility is an afterthought (or never delivered), leading to misaligned incentives: price pumps on hype, then crashes when reality hits.
Pi's Framework: Tokens are used inside the product drive adoption, reward engagement, enable features, and iterate based on user behavior. Projects issue tokens to grow their user base (not to fundraise), and Pioneers (real users) can hold projects accountable: bad products mean low engagement/token value suffers. This flips the script — tokens support genuine innovation and long-term value creation, powered by Pi's massive community.
In conclusion, the Pi Launchpad solves the number 1 problem plaguing crypto today: the massive misalignment between token issuance and real-world utility.
It fixes every major Web3 disease in one framework:
Speculation over real utility → FIXED
Rug pulls & ghosted projects → FIXED
Dead tokens with zero users → FIXED
This is the kind of thoughtful, utility-first design the crypto space has been begging for, and Pi Network just created the blueprint. Pi isn't following the old playbook… it's rewriting it.
The full token design framework is public on GitHub for anyone who wants to dive deeper into its geniusness. Link below.
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Here is a detailed technology scan that objectively compares Ethereum and the Pi Network.
(As of 16.03.2026).

🚨 Technology Scan: Ethereum vs. Pi Network (v23.0) 🚨
The development of the Pi Network shows clear parallels to the evolution of Ethereum. However, Pi attempts to transfer the proven principle of a smart contract platform to a completely new, mobile-centered user base.