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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 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

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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

The recent KYC blog provides an update on the Core Team’s recent progress in unblocking Pioneers’ applications stuck in the KYC process and in supporting the community to achieve its KYC goals to get prepared for the Open Network. Read more https://ow.ly/4JUW50QtnO1

Do you know how much Pi you mined in 2023? See your 2023 mining summary on the Pi mining app home screen through the new feature that highlights your milestones within the network and celebrates your achievements in 2023.

The #PiHackathon continues with TWO new winners announced! Congratulations to these developers for their hard work and contributions to our Open Network utilities milestone! Go to the Pi home screen to learn more.

Pi’s Developer Ambassador Program allows any Pioneer to contribute to utilities building, all while having the opportunity to receive a 1000 Pi reward. Developers and non-developers alike can contribute to the utility Open Network milestone!

We are pleased to announce that we intend to go to the Open Network period of Mainnet in the year of 2024, IF three specific conditions are met. What are the three conditions, and what does the community need to do to meet them? https://ow.ly/jEgo50QmeIG

#PiFest was a success thanks to all participants worldwide. We had entries from 155 countries/regions, with over 21,000 entries in the local business survey. Stay tuned next week to discover the most Pi-powered region, and continue supporting the businesses you found!

Calling all Pi Merchants! If you've integrated Pi in your store or plan to, download and share the #PiFest flier. Explore, shop, and make Pi-powered transactions at participating stores until December 11 for this event! Download the flier and learn more https://ow.ly/50Q150QgEkX

Pioneers and merchants, use the 'Share' button in the Fireside Forum app to directly post your #PiFest content on social media!

PiFest is officially underway! Everyone can join the excitement whether spending Pi or not: (1) Snap a picture of the flier in shops you visit. (2) Post the picture on social media with #PiFest. (3) Fill out the Survey above once per shop visited. Learn more in the Pi app.

The PiFest flier is out! Merchants, download the official event flier from the Pi home screen and proudly display it in your store to indicate that you are participating in PiFest! Pioneers, check it out on the home screen too! Learn more https://ow.ly/Zj8150Qfmig

We’re proud to announce our first ever Pi Powered Commerce event, PiFest! This December 6-11, join Pioneers worldwide to shop local and support Pi-integrated businesses in your community. Learn about the global event and how to participate here: https://ow.ly/jPlE50QeBSW

You can scan QR codes to pay Pi in local commerce now! Integrating Pi into local commerce and P2P transactions has never been easier. With the new QR Code feature in Pi Wallet, experience a seamless way to send and receive Pi with just a tap and scan. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Kf3HOyBlvic

Pioneers are encouraged to go through Roadmap V1 and leave their feedback, which will be invaluable in shaping the content and direction for Roadmap V2. https://forms.gle/6YEwQPahXeWLzxNJA Read Roadmap V1: https://ow.ly/3kKb50Q4MTg

Read the Pi Network Roadmap V1 today to learn the three main phases of Pi Network’s journey and the key milestones achieved and ongoing efforts for many of the Pi products and programs! https://ow.ly/3kKb50Q4MTg

Pi Staked Direct Messages (Staked DMs) is the latest Web3 feature in Pi's mission to redefine social access that integrates tokenomics into Pi Chats. With Staked DMs, Pioneers can now connect directly with other Pioneers in private chats through message requests that require staking Pi, promoting authentic, meaningful connections while deterring spam. https://youtu.be/DGDcwG6NeVo

Your Mainnet Checklist is essential to complete before your Pi Transferable Balance can be queued up for Mainnet migration! https://youtube.com/shorts/4M4X9blRtvE?feature=share

Noncustodial Pi Wallet Reminder: Remember to keep your Pi Wallet passphrase safe!

Did you know you can develop Web3 programs in Web2 languages? Pi Network supports programming in languages such as JavaScript, Python, and Ruby to increase access for Pi community developers. Need more reasons to build on Pi? Learn more here: https://ow.ly/FaK250PKpUM

Congratulations to the July winner of the #PiHackathon: StreamVault! Here's a quote from the team: "Building on Pi has been an exciting journey. The unique architecture of the platform, combining cryptocurrency and a decentralized network, immediately caught my attention. The ability to create applications within a secure and user-focused ecosystem is a game-changer. Pi's emphasis on user privacy, fairness, and empowerment aligns perfectly with my app's goals. I'm enthusiastic about being part of Pi's innovative community and contributing to its growth." Learn more https://minepi.com/blog/july-pihackathon/

Introducing Weblinks on Fireside Forum: Share News on Web3

Nicolas Kokkalis, one of Pi Network's Founders, was featured in an OpenTheMagazine interview about Fireside Forum! "Fireside Forum aims to leverage blockchain-powered technology—which inherently opens new opportunities unique to Web3—to create a more authentic and trustworthy social network, where information can be crowd-curated by real people in a decentralized manner, not by huge centralized institutions." https://tinyurl.com/ycy96ydu

The June #PiHackathon winner is... TanTan for Pi! From the team: "Our team feels that the future of Pi ecosystem is infinite, so we did not hesitate to participate in it. Users come from all over the world, and it is a blockchain Web3 project with a very superior traffic base." Read the full blog here https://minepi.com/blog/june-pihackathon/

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Pi2Day Utility Challenge and Art Festival! Engagement with Pi apps is part of our community efforts to create utility—a core Enclosed Mainnet objective. Your active community participation has also demonstrated the collective spirit of the Pioneer community. Read the recap here: https://minepi.com/blog/pi2day-recap/

Calling all developers! Get ready for the ongoing #PiHackathon in July! Don't miss out on the fun and the chance to showcase your skills. Keep innovating, and Stay tuned to find out who will be crowned the winner of June and win 1000 Pi https://minepi.com/developers/pi-hackathon

The Pi2Day Utility Challenge has officially concluded! We hope you had a fantastic time exploring the various components of the Pi ecosystem and contributing to the usage and creation of its diverse utilities. Thank you to all participants for your enthusiasm and efforts. Stay tuned for the announcement of the winners and for future events and updates from Pi Network.

The Pi base mining rate adjusts on July 1, as it does on the first day of every month. Boost your individual mining rate through diverse contributions such as Pi Lockups, App usage, Node operations and more! To understand different reward formulas: https://minepi.com/white-paper

Happy Pi2Day 2023! To celebrate, take part in the Pi2Day first-ever Utility Challenge. From June 28-July 5, you can complete interactive actions to unlock prizes by exploring the various components of the Pi ecosystem and contributing to the usage and creation of its diverse utilities. Go to the mining app to join the challenge, and also read Pi Network’s exciting Pi2Day announcements, our Q2 updates and upcoming releases.

Last week, we asked Pioneers to start preparing for this year’s PiArt theme: Visualize a Day in a Pi-Powered World. Today we’re sharing updated guidelines. Starting June 28, Pioneers can post their images depicting the PiArt theme, rate their favorite pieces, and participate through other means on the #PiArt channel of Fireside Forum. We look forward to your participation! Read Updated Guidelines here https://minepi.com/blog/pi2day-art/

#PiHackathon Update: Winning projects will win an overall prize of 10,000 Pi*! #PiHackathon is designed to support year-round Pi development efforts, with the process repeating each month. Let hackathon participants hear your opinion! Go to the Pi Brainstorm app to vote on this month's projects. See full Hackathon guidelines and how you can participate next month here: https://minepi.com/developers/pi-hackathon/ *Subject to other terms and conditions set forth in the terms of service for the Hackathon which can be found in the Brainstorm.pi app in the Pi Browser