Want an app to discover businesses that accept Pi? Join the Pi Commerce Hackathon and create an app that connects businesses with Pioneers. The Hackathon runs from Feb 1 to Mar 3. Team up and get ready to build an impactful future! Learn more:
https://ow.ly/EabZ50Que90

Every First Friday of February, we celebrate our Moderator Appreciation Day! Watch our special appreciation video where both the Core Team and Pioneers offer heartfelt thanks to Pi moderators.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF3Csmry6g8

We’ve completely revitalized the Pi Browser design! Your experience on the browser will now have a much cleaner, more informative interface across the Pi ecosystem, encouraging further apps and utilities engagement and development. Go to the Pi home screen to learn more.

Watch the walkthrough of the new Pi Browser interface redesign!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Js6gik752M

The Core Team is designing platform-level utilities for Pi, in addition to enabling app-level utilities. Read the home screen announcement to learn what platform-level utilities are and why they benefit the ecosystem and Pioneers.

Introducing our first platform-level utility, the Pi Ad Network on Pi Browser. It leverages the collective attention resource of the network to support Pi Apps development and facilitate a large-scale use of Pi, ultimately benefiting all Pioneers. It starts today with a pilot integration enabling an inclusive feature in Fireside Forum app and later expands through the Pi SDK for developers. Go to the Pi mining app home screen to learn more!

Go to the Pi Mining app and celebrate Pi Day 2024, Pi’s 5th official anniversary!

We’re sharing network progress towards Open Network milestones and exploring how recent and new products help complete the Pi Ecosystem vision. KYC updates will unblock millions with a Race to 10 million KYC event accelerating the pace towards the community goal.

Watch our full Pi Day 2024 video! Learn more about our progress towards Open Network goals, KYC updates, new products, and how our work ties together the Pi ecosystem vision.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRsMB3npJz4

Celebrate the winners of the 2024 Pi Commerce Hackathon: Map of Pi & PyNook! On the Pi home screen, read the full announcement and watch the video that showcases what the winners, along with honorable mentions City for Pi & EasyGoods, create for local Pi commerce.

Watch the video below to learn about the new liveness checks that help facilitate applicable Pioneers to resolve their tentative KYC status! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LLRurrvTNEc

We’re advancing Nodes towards the Open Network! In addition to multiple Node updates (0.4.9 through 0.4.11) since Pi Day 2024, we're planning a mechanism for Nodes to support switching between the Testnet and Mainnet blockchains. Read more on the Pi mining app home screen.

As announced on Pi2Day, the 6-month Grace Period, essential for preparing Pi for Open Network, began on July 1. Pioneers must complete their KYC and Mainnet migration within specific deadlines defined by the Grace Period, which includes flexibility to accommodate Pioneers who are stuck in the process by system blocks. Read more about the Grace Period on the Pi mining app home screen, take actions and inform your teams!

Highlighting Pi Social Profiles! Released on Pi2Day 2024, Social Profiles allow Pioneers to personalize their presence on the network and engage with others. As part of utility building before Open Network, this feature represents a significant step forward in creating a more connected and interactive ecosystem. Set up your own profile, engage with others through this feature and help shape our inclusive ecosystem!

Watch a video on how to set your profile up and learn more in the mining app home screen.

Improvements to the Pi Wallet made it faster to use and enabled some Pioneers, who previously couldn’t, to create their Wallets and progress their Mainnet Checklists. Remember to only use your Pi Wallet in the Pi Browser at exactly Wallet.PiNet.com. Ensure you're in the correct Pi Wallet, not any fake one, to safeguard your Pi. The authentic Pi Wallet is also visually identified by a purple color in the navigation bar of the Pi Browser with a Pi logo featuring the Core Team apps logo.

We’re rolling out significant updates to Fireside Forum's Decentralized Moderation feature, enhancing fairness and community engagement. Key improvements include refined moderation rewards, improved moderation algorithms, and time-limited promotions for moderators to ensure quality control. UI/UX enhancements also make the platform more user-friendly. These changes are designed to foster a healthier, more accountable environment, aligning with our vision of a self-sustaining Web3 social network.

Learn more in the Pi app!

The first deadline of the Grace Period for submitting KYC applications has been extended to November 30, 2024. This extension gives Pioneers more time to complete KYC, while the final deadline of Grace Period to complete Mainnet migration remains unchanged on December 31, 2024.

Be sure to meet these deadlines to avoid forfeiting most of your past Pi balance, other than Pi mined within the rolling window of the last 6 months before your Pi is migrated. Learn more at https://minepi.com/blog/grace-period-extension/

Pi Network is selecting partnerships with crypto-services and general businesses ahead of our Open Network launch. This is a unique, early opportunity for businesses to connect with over 60 million engaged Pioneers and become part of Pi’s rapidly expanding Web3 ecosystem.

Learn more https://minepi.com/partners/

Apply to the global Pi Influencer Program to expand your reach, and contribute to Pi's growth as we approach Open Network. If you're a passionate influencer ready to elevate your impact and grow your influence, go to the Pi mining app to learn more.

Pi Node Version 0.5.0 has been released, a major update preparing Nodes for the Mainnet blockchain. This update transitions Nodes to the Testnet2 blockchain, simulating the Mainnet environment and testing the switch between Testnet and Mainnet blockchains. The original Testnet will remain active for now but will soon close for Node use. Original Testnet will continue functioning as normal for Pioneers and Pi app developers.

https://minepi.com/blog/node-version-0-5-0/

PiFest is back! Pioneer merchants and shoppers are once again called to celebrate the use of Pi in local commerce globally, this time using a Pioneer-built PiOS app to discover and connect. Merchants can register their stores now using Map of Pi so that Pioneer shoppers can discover them for visits. Participate to boost the real-life utility of Pi, and empower local businesses to integrate Pi into their operations. Go to the Pi home screen, and read the PiFest guidelines to learn more about how merchants and Pioneers can participate.