Pi Network Drops Two Game-Changing Updates—Here’s What Investors, Users, and Devs Need to Know

Pi Network just rolled out two major updates—and they’re shaking up the crypto scene. Whether you’re holding PI tokens, building on the platform, or just watching from the sidelines, these changes matter.

Update #1: Mainnet Goes Live (For Real This Time)

After years of ‘testnet’ purgatory, Pi’s mainnet finally cuts the cord. Transactions are now irreversible—no more pretend crypto. Early miners? Your patience (or stubbornness) might just pay off.

Update #2: Developer Toolkit Gets Teeth

New SDKs and API upgrades let devs bypass Pi’s old sandbox limits. Build real dApps now—not just ‘educational’ prototypes. The catch? You’ll need actual PI to deploy anything. Clever way to boost token utility—or desperate liquidity grab? You decide.

One thing’s clear: Pi’s playing for keeps now. Whether that translates to market gains—or just another crypto promise stuck in ‘soon’ mode—remains to be seen. (But hey, at least it’s not another meme coin.)

New Apps

The blog post begins by laying out the five new applications that will be available in the Mainnet Ecosystem Interface, which, according to the team, signals “continued growth across the Pi app landscape.” The first is a snake game app, perhaps influenced by the iconic snake game in the early Nokia phones from two decades ago.

The second is an e-commerce app, while the rest are focused on information about the PI token. All applications met the network’s standards for quality, completeness of functionalities, evaluation of utility, and compliance with the overall ecosystem guidelines and policies.

The team emphasized the importance of these standards, as not all Mainnet-ready applications are and will be listed on the Mainnet if they don’t meet all of them.

The five applications in question are already available for users worldwide. Such additions should boost developer confidence that their projects could be next in line as the ecosystem “becomes a more attractive and rewarding space to build in.”

Account Recovery

There have been a few complaints online about the account recovery process, which some claimed was not secure enough. The team has addressed those issues by implementing a new process that should provide clarity and straightforwardness.

If a user (Pioneer) has set up a “trusted” email, they will receive a password reset link, which is the new addition to the already existing methods.

This option should make account recovery “more accessible and reliable while ensuring security since email recovery is simpler and cheaper for users, and reliable in general, e.g., no dependency on local telecommunications carriers.”

For more information on the overall Pi Network ecosystem and latest developments, you can check this article.