Pi is thrilled to announce the winners of Pi Hackathon 2025—the first hackathon after Open Network launch!

Winning apps created meaningful use cases that promote the engagement, accessibility, and utility of Pi. With over 215 Mainnet app submissions, Pi Hackathon 2025 demonstrated developers’ clear motivation to build utility-oriented, production-ready apps on the Pi Mainnet.

Read the announcement to see the top three winners and five honorable mentions.
https://minepi.com/blog/hackathon-2025-winners/

Congratulations to Blind_Lounge, the first place winner of Pi Hackathon 2025! Blind_Lounge is a privacy-first social and dating platform where people connect anonymously and reveal identities only by mutual choice.

https://youtube.com/shorts/-v8JNH86N-U

Blind_Lounge stood out for its unique approach to social networking within the Pi ecosystem. By leading with anonymity and giving users the option to reveal identities later, it offers a distinct interaction model that increases safety and lowers the friction of meeting new people. With features like requiring all users to be KYC-verified, the app demonstrates a good use case of Pi’s large identity-verified network to solve real-world problems.

Check it out here https://blindlounge4830.pinet.com/

“On large platforms such as Instagram or YouTube, people often suffer from false information and fake accounts. Blind Lounge, where only KYC-verified users can participate, provides Pioneers with a trustworthy space for real connections. Beyond simple online interactions, it can become a meaningful meeting place that strengthens the cohesion and foundation of the Pi community.”
– Blind_Lounge team

The third place winner of Pi Hackathon 2025 is RUN FOR PI, a fast-paced runner game that incorporates Pi directly into its in-game economy.
https://youtube.com/shorts/a1XagHWl8bM?feature=share

RUN FOR PI stood out for demonstrating a clear, practical use of Pi within the game’s core economy, aligning with Pi’s emphasis on the gaming vertical. RUN FOR PI’s strength comes from using Pi in ways that feel purposeful—tying advancement, competitive elements, and replay incentives to Pi-based actions—and from tapping into the Pi community for user acquisition while providing entertainment utility for Pioneers.

Check it out here
https://runpi2258.pinet.com/

“My gaming app aims to make a meaningful difference for Pioneers by providing real-world utility for the Pi cryptocurrency within fun, interactive environments via social dynamics such as competitive leaderboard, offering hours of daily user engagement, and collecting and spending on game items. Ultimately, the goal is to create a positive feedback loop where games drive utility, utility drives engagement, and engagement strengthens the entire Pi’s ecosystem.”
– RUN FOR PI team

Pi’s Community Commerce Holiday Initiative and Raffle are Here!

This holiday season, Pi Network is highlighting the commerce-related apps and local Pi merchants that power Pi commerce!

During this time of year, large retailers often offer deals, discounts, and holiday-shopping incentives. Pi apps and merchants now have the platform to do the same, and Pioneers are invited to shop with Pi, both online and in-person.

Learn more https://minepi.com/blog/holiday-commerce-raffle/

Pi DEX and AMM Liquidity Pools Update, Plus Community Holiday Commerce Event!

The Pi DEX and AMM liquidity pool features have been updated to improve usability and clarity. These blockchain features were initially launched on the Pi Testnet for testing purposes, and to allow developers and Pioneers a safe environment to try out the mechanics of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) on Pi.

Learn more https://minepi.com/blog/dex-amm-update/

Happy holidays, Pioneers!

To celebrate, participate in Pi’s community commerce holiday initiative to promote your app or business, discover and shop, and take part in a raffle for a chance to win Pi-branded merch. Also, try out the holiday-themed design update of the FruityPi game.

https://youtube.com/shorts/NynQSKW4DOg

As 2025 comes to a close, Pi remains focused on steady progress, responsible building, and long-term utility creation. Thank you to all Pioneers for being part of the journey, and happy new year! https://minepi.com/blog/pi-2025-year-end/

Read the end of year blog for a look back at Pi’s accomplishments in 2025 and its continued long term strategy.

As the new year starts, it’s time to build! Pi Network has released a new developer library that enables Pi payments to be integrated into Pi apps in under ten minutes. The library combines the Pi SDK and backend APIs into a single setup, reducing integration time across common stacks.

By simplifying payment integration, developers can instead spend more time creating and improving actual products for users, aligning with Pi’s longer term strategy to strengthen and expand Pi’s utility-driven ecosystem. Learn more and check out the documentation and demo videos explaining how to use the library.

https://minepi.com/blog/10-minutes-pi-payments/

Pi App Studio now supports in-app payment integration—initially using Test-Pi—which helps enable App Studio apps to contribute to Pi’s utility through integrating Pi payments in their app experiences.

Watch the video walkthrough to learn more!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jb4XlsRTPIE

Integrating Pi payments in an app normally requires time and technical expertise from developers. Pi App Studio turned the complexity of payments integration into simple, non-technical and interactive steps in its app creation workflows for creators, enabling them to benefit from Pi payments integration just like developers can.

This marks an important step toward not only enabling non-technical people to create and own functional apps, but also generating creator monetization incentives and fostering sustainable business models for App Studio apps.

Learn more
https://minepi.com/blog/app-studio-event-payments-ads