Pi Network PI
Community payments and applications.
Pi is the native cryptocurrency of Pi Network, a mobile-first ecosystem for payments and applications.
What is Pi Network?
Pi Network combines its blockchain with a mobile application and identity-verification processes. Its Open Network period enabled external connectivity in February 2025. App participation is different from Bitcoin-style proof-of-work mining: tapping a phone does not mean the phone is performing that computation.
An app balance is not necessarily an immediately transferable Mainnet balance. Verification, migration, and account rules matter. Never share a wallet passphrase; project participation does not guarantee value or income.
Why people pay attention
Mobile access
The project focuses on participation through a phone application.
Applications
Developers can build services that use Pi payments.
Open Network
External connectivity began in the 2025 network phase.
Origins & development
Pi’s Open Network began on February 20, 2025, after earlier app and enclosed-network phases. The date shown is the connectivity milestone, not the beginning of the project.
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