$PI $PI Pi Network 2026 Q1 Mainnet Deployment Key Milestones (as of 2026-02-20)

🔹 January: Foundation Ready · Ecosystem Building

- January: Complete user account mainnet migration and finalize basic ecosystem (Payments/Social/DeFi)
- January 21: Achieve EU MiCA compliance certification
- January 22: Launch global DAO governance voting
- January 23–24: App Studio upgrade, open zero-code Pi payment integration
- End of January: Complete underlying testing of v23 protocol, paving the way for smart contracts

🔹 February: Node Upgrades · Network Reinforcement

- February 15: Deadline for v19.6 node mandatory upgrade (originally 2.12 postponed), nodes not upgraded will disconnect
- February 20: 1st Anniversary of Mainnet
- February 27: Release of v19.9 node version, performance optimization
- February: KYC validators reward system enters final testing
- February: Mainnet DEX beta testing begins

🔹 March: Smart Contract Launch · Ecosystem Opening (Core Milestone)

- March 12: v20.2 version upgrade, progressing toward v23 final version
- March 14 (Pi Day): Mainnet smart contracts officially go live, DEX and dApp ecosystem open simultaneously
- Late March: Final deployment of v23 protocol, TPS increased to 5000+
- End of March (Q1 end): KYC validators reward system launched, mainnet code open-sourced, ecosystem prosperity plan initiated

Summary in one sentence

Foundation in January, reinforcement in February, smart contracts officially open on March 14, and all mainnet deployment completed by the end of March, transitioning Pi from closed transfers to a complete public blockchain ecosystem.