What Every Pioneer Should Know

The Core Team also indicated that the next big step should be completed by PiDay.

Just a few weeks after moving to protocol version 19.6, the Core Team announced the completion of the next upgrade, which is one step away from v20.

Without going into the details of what those Pi updates might indicate to the public, we will examine the recent price action from the underlying token in this article.

V19.9 Here it is

CryptoPotato it was reported on February 21 that the migration of protocol v19.6 was successfully completed, which means that v19.9 is the last one left before v20. In the last hours, the team takes you to X to show that the 19.9 migration has officially been completed, and all eyes are now turned to v20.2. According to the team, it can be done on March 14 – a day known as PiDay in the Pi Network community.

Network Update: Protocol v19.9 migration completed successfully. Next up is v20.2 — Aiming to finish before Pi Day 2026. Node operators should make sure they are updated and stay tuned for further instructions:

— Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) March 4, 2026

As with all previous updates on the protocol front, the team reminded that all node operators should make sure to upgrade to the current version; otherwise, they risk being disconnected from the network.

An explanatory blog post from the team also noted that Pi Nodes are the “fourth role” in the Pi ecosystem. They should work on laptops and desktops instead of mobile phones. Although there are some similarities with other blockchain networks, such as having the same responsibilities in terms of verifying transactions, there are also some important differences:

“Unlike many other crypto projects, Pi Node will continue to follow a user-centered design philosophy. Instead of requiring deep technical knowledge to set up a node, everyday people will be able to do so by installing a desktop application on their computers. With this computer application, Pioneers can turn on/off the node software to make their devices available/unavailable to work as a node.”

PI Price Update

After breaking out at $0.1312 on February 11, which was a recent all-time low, Pi Network’s native token began a strong rally that brought it down to over $0.20 by one point a few days later. However, it was stopped there, and market volatility brought it south below $0.16 by the end of the month.

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Nevertheless, it has reacted well and is now sitting above $0.172, which means it is up 12% on a monthly basis. PiScan data shows a worrying trend over the next few weeks in terms of daily token openings. Although the number is estimated at 6.8 million next month, there are few days above 15 million. On March 7th there will be a grand opening, about 21 million tokens will be issued.

This opening does not guarantee a sale, but it increases the chances of a price correction, as many investors have been waiting years to get their property.