$PI 📅 Pi Coin 2026 Key Calendar (Quarterly)

Q1 (January–March): Technology + DEX Core Explosion

- January 21: Achieved EU MiCA compliance certification
- January 22: Global DAO governance voting launched
- January 23–24: App Studio upgrade, zero-code Pi payment open
- February 15: Node mandatory upgrade to v19.6 (completed)
- February 20: 1st anniversary of the mainnet
- February 27: Node upgrade to v19.9 (final step)
- March 12 (Core): Protocol v20/v20.2 upgrade + Pi DEX (AMM) officially launched
- March: KYC verifier reward system launched

Q2 (April–June): Ecosystem + Compliance Implementation

- April: Stellar cross-chain functionality launched
- May: KYC 3.0 system fully activated
- End of June: Complete existing user KYC targets
- June: v23 protocol launched, supporting smart contracts
- June: Global compliance white paper released

Q3 (July–September): Unlocking + Governance + Payments

- July 1: Large-scale unlock (about 3 billion PI), peak selling pressure
- July: PiDAO official governance launched
- August: Physical payment gateway 1.0 deployed
- September: AI computing power sharing network testing

Q4 (October–December): Ecosystem Conference + DeFi + Year-End Unlock

- October: DeFi financial management/staking launched
- November: Global Pi Ecosystem Conference
- December 31: Year-round unlock completion for 2026 (total approximately 12.1 billion PI)
- December: Scaling up physical payment expansion

⚠️ Price Impact Key Nodes (Must Watch)

- March 12: DEX launch → Maximum short-term volatility
- July 1: Large-scale unlock → Likely downward pressure
- End of June/December: KYC/Unlock completion → Trend inflection point