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According to Pi Network DEX, on May 9, 2026, Pi Network's Core Team removed WorldBanksPi, a top-ranked DApp in the Pi Browser with over 140,000 users, without advance notice or appeal process. The project was identified as a Ponzi-style operation marketing false valuations and deposit-to-earn

Pi Network co-founder Dr. Fan Chengdiao said at the Consensus Miami 2026 conference held in Miami, the United States on May 6 (Wednesday) that the crypto industry has long suffered from a disconnect between token design and actual innovation, and argued that tokens should serve as tools to drive real user engagement and product benefits, rather than as a means for capital raising.

Pi Network co-founder Nicolas Kokkalis said at the Consensus Miami 2026 conference held in Miami, United States on May 7 (Thursday) that the increasing complexity of AI tools is driving an urgent need for crypto platforms to implement human identity verification mechanisms, and that Pi Network’s KYC system has completed identity verification for more than 16 million people, covering more than 200 countries.

At Consensus 2026 Miami on May 7, Pi Network co-founder Dr. Chengdiao Fan addressed token design, emphasizing that tokens should serve real users and product development rather than function primarily as capital-raising tools. During her keynote speech titled "Aligning Web3, AI, and Blockchain for

According to an announcement from Pi Network’s official X account, Pi Network co-founder Chengdiao Fan delivered a speech at Consensus 2026 in Miami, USA on May 6 on “Practical Integration of Web3, AI, and Blockchain,” while Kokalys participated on May 7 in a discussion titled “How to Prove You’re Human in an AI World.”

Pi Network founders Chengdiao Fan and Nicolas Kokkalis are appearing as featured speakers at Consensus 2026 in Miami this week, according to an announcement from Pi Core Team on May 5, 2026. The appearances mark a strategic repositioning of the project around AI, identity, and ecosystem

Pi Network co-founder Dr. Chengdiao Fan and Nicolas Kokkalis announced at the Consensus 2026 conference held in Miami on May 6 and 7 that Protocol 23 will be activated on May 11, a major upgrade introducing the first full smart contract capabilities for the Pi blockchain.

According to Nghien Crypto, Pi Network is rolling out Protocol 23 upgrade with a May 15 deadline, activating smart contracts and PiDex (native DEX) on the network. The upgrade introduces a Launchpad for token launches and anti-spam token vetting. All mainnet nodes must upgrade to stay

According to Pi Core Team, Pi Network's mainnet reached 421,000 active nodes on May 3, with over 10 billion PI tokens migrated to mainnet. The network is preparing for Protocol 23 launch, which will activate full smart contract functionality for the first time, enabling developers to build DeFi

According to CoinGecko data, Pi Network's token (PI) reclaimed a $2 billion market capitalization on April 29, following an 11% gain over the past week. The token touched a monthly high near $0.20 before consolidating slightly as traders took profits at the resistance level. The network completed i

According to an article published on April 28 on the official Pi Network website, Pi Network announced that its decentralized workforce infrastructure has been completed by more than 1 million KYC identity-verified users with over 526 million verification tasks. The tasks are part of Pi’s native KYC system, and contributors are compensated with Pi tokens.

Gate News message, April 28 — Pi Network has broken through a resistance level that held for over a year, reigniting interest in the cryptocurrency ahead of Consensus 2026 in Miami, where the project's founders are scheduled to speak. With 10.2 billion tokens in circulation and a market cap of $1.91

Pi Network Mainnet Node Operators Agreement 22.1’s upgrade deadline is April 27. After the deadline, nodes that continue running version v21.2 will automatically disconnect from the mainnet, losing the eligibility to process transactions, validate blocks, and receive node rewards. The CEX technical guide also confirms that the deadline for Agreement 23.0 has been moved up from May 18 to May 11, which is one week earlier than the original schedule.

Gate News message, April 27 — Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan recently announced he has built a custom AI assistant system, which he calls "the diplomat's second brain," running on a Raspberry Pi 5 (a credit-card-sized microcomputer). The system integrates with his WhatsApp and

Pi Network unveiled the Pi Token Design Framework PiRC1 on April 22 as part of the Protocol V22 upgrade. PiRC1’s core rule is: only projects that already have deployable applications within the Pi ecosystem and that have real user demand are eligible to issue tokens. Token proceeds do not flow to the project team; instead, they flow into a perpetual liquidity pool anchored by Pi Coin to prevent rug-pull behavior.

Gate News message, April 23 — OpenClaw, an open-source AI Agent platform, released version 2026.4.22 on April 22, with its biggest change being the alignment of Codex harness and Pi harness lifecycles. Previously, plugins behaved inconsistently across the two harness pathways, with some hooks

Pi Network core team released the second Pi Request for Comments draft (PiRC2) on April 23, announcing that the testnet will open subscription smart contracts for technical review and community feedback, and inviting developers to test the subscription feature integration, review contract design, and identify potential vulnerabilities. As of the time of reporting, the PI token is about $0.17, unchanged from the previous day.

Pi Network founder Nicolas Kokkalis will attend the Consensus 2026 conference in Miami on May 7, joining an expert panel to discuss online human identity verification issues in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). According to the official event schedule, this panel discussion will bring together experts in the fields of identity, privacy, and digital trust.

Pi Network co-founder Nicolas Kokkalis will speak at Consensus 2026, addressing online identity verification amidst AI challenges. The network is experiencing rapid development, having achieved significant milestones, including protocol upgrades and smart contract launches, while also enhancing security and user verification.

Pi Network has issued an official notice to node operators, requiring them to complete the mandatory upgrade of the agreement version 22.1 (v22.1) by April 27, 2026; otherwise, they face the risk of their nodes being cut off from network connectivity. According to a Pi Network announcement, this upgrade must be carried out in strict version order. Currently, the system is running on version 21.2; the next step is to upgrade to v22.1, and no versions may be skipped.