Pi Network Marks 7th Anniversary With Major Ecosystem Releases on Pi Day 2026

TLDR: Pi Network launched its Token Launchpad MVP on Testnet, requiring projects to have working apps before issuing tokens. Protocol 20 upgrade gives the Pi blockchain the technical foundation needed to support smart contract functionality. The first KYC validator reward round distributed Pi at 0.0504 Pi per validation, 21 times the base mining rate. Kraken [...]

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