$PI #PI $PI Pi Network 2026 Q1 Mainnet Deployment Key Milestones (As of February 20, 2026)

🔹 January: Foundation Ready · Ecosystem Foundation

- January: Complete user account mainnet migration wrap-up, integrate basic ecosystem (Payments/Social/DeFi)
- January 21: Pass 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 mandatory upgrade to v19.6 nodes (originally 2.12 postponed), nodes not upgraded will disconnect
- February 20: 1st anniversary of the mainnet
- February 27: Release of v19.9 node version, performance optimization
- February: Final testing of KYC validator reward system
- February: Launch of mainnet DEX beta testing

🔹 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 validator rewards go live, mainnet code open source, ecosystem prosperity plan launched

One-sentence overview

Foundation in January, reinforcement in February, official smart contract opening on March 14, complete mainnet deployment by the end of March, Pi transitions from closed transfers to a full public blockchain ecosystem.