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January 5, 2026, Pi Network is in the transition phase from a closed mainnet to an open mainnet. Its core progress and risks are as follows:
1. Core Status
• Price and Circulation: The real-time price is approximately $0.209, with a market cap of about $1.75 billion, and minimal 24-hour volatility. Circulating supply is 8.38 billion, with a maximum supply of 100 billion. Most tokens are still locked.
• Users and KYC: Over 60 million registered users, with about 20 million verified KYC users. An unlock of approximately 134 million tokens is planned for January 2026.
• Technology and Ecosystem: Completed V23 upgrade, supporting Linux nodes and smart contracts. The ecosystem has over 200 applications, with slow growth in dApps, and about 180,000 daily active addresses.
• Compliance and Security: Submitted EU MiCA compliance application and related ETP; due to scam issues, wallet payment request functions are expected to be temporarily frozen by the end of 2025.
2. Major Progress
1. Mainnet Transition: Continuing to promote mainnet opening, emphasizing orderly liquidity release to avoid market shocks.
2. Token Unlock: Large-scale unlock in January 2026 to test new ecosystem supply capacity.
3. Ecosystem Development: Launched KYB enterprise certification, enhanced KYC, supported real-world payments, and expanded application scenarios.
4. Security Optimization: Strengthened 2FA email verification to prevent payment request scams.
3. Risks
• Liquidity and Valuation: Insufficient trading depth, price manipulation, lack of authoritative pricing.
• Compliance and Regulation: Divergent global regulatory attitudes, uncertainty regarding mainnet opening and exchange listings.
• Application Deployment: Slow growth in dApp users, technological progress not yet widely adopted.
• Market Risks: Token unlocks may trigger selling pressure, potentially causing short-term price declines.
4. Outlook
• If the mainnet opens smoothly, applications are deployed, and compliance advances, liquidity and valuation are expected to improve.
• If ecosystem development falls short of expectations, and regulations tighten, prices may fluctuate at low levels for a prolonged period.
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