@Combining the official 2026 roadmap with community planning, Pi Network is highly likely to launch the following new features and upgrades in the future (primarily focused on 2026), organized by direction as follows👇

1. Payment and Commercial Ecosystem (Core Implementation)

- Pi Global Payment Gateway 1.0: Integration with 500+ merchants including Amazon, Walmart, Alibaba International, covering shopping, dining, travel, and cross-border trade, enabling daily Pi payments.
- Zero-Code Pi Payment Integration (App Studio): Regular users/developers can quickly integrate Pi payments into applications without coding, supporting in-app purchases and feature unlocking.
- Pi DEX (Decentralized Exchange): Direct trading of PI and other tokens within the ecosystem, P2P without intermediaries, with liquidity pools and DeFi support.
- Gaming Ecosystem Launch: Collaboration with CiDi Games to launch H5 game center, earn/use Pi through gaming, open API for developer integration.

2. Identity and Security (KYC 3.0+)

- KYC 3.0: More efficient process, palm print authentication Beta (liveness detection, account recovery, 2FA).
- KYC as a Service (KaaS): Opening identity verification to Web3 developers/traditional enterprises, AI + manual review, without sharing user data.
- On-chain Governance (PiDAO): Pioneers participate in ecosystem decisions, voting, proposals, transforming from users to co-builders.

3. DeFi and Wealth Management

- Staking Mining/Lockup Value Appreciation: Mainnet wallet launches staking and wealth management services to improve asset utilization.
- Physical Asset Anchoring: Commodities, real estate, cross-border labor payment scenarios, strengthening value support.
- Developer Support Program: 10 million Pi special fund encouraging DApp, DeFi, and tool development.

4. Infrastructure Technology Upgrades

- Protocol v23: Faster transactions, stronger security, smart contract support, laying foundation for DEX and DeFi.
- AI Integration: AI-assisted KYC, system health analysis, developer intelligent tools, automated operations.
- Super Node Plan: Network expansion, improved stability and throughput.

5. User and Community Tools

- Advertisement Deployment Mechanism: Watch ads to complete app deployment when balance is insufficient, lowering creation barriers.
- Memorial Badge System: Milestone badges for mining, community participation, KYC, shareable on social media.
- Mainnet Migration Automation: Regular (monthly/quarterly) migration rewards including referral rewards, node rewards, etc.

6. Compliance and Globalization

- Global Payment Licenses: Compliance in 12 countries/regions across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, removing circulation barriers.
- EU MiCA Compliance: Plan to list on OKX Europe and other compliant exchanges, enhancing liquidity.