Pi Network completed its transition to protocol v24 this week, an upgrade focused on improving infrastructure for node operations and mainnet activity. The project also rolled out a two-week test of a second token called SLICE through the Pi Launchpad, with over 478,000 Pioneers already participating. Meanwhile, the ecosystem's gaming partner CiDi Games released four new titles — Coin Whack, Fruit Stack, Gemnova, and RainbowCubes — as staked PI crossed 6 million.
Pi Launchpad opens for SLICE testing
The Pi Launchpad participation model got an update this month. Pioneers can now test a second token called SLICE for two weeks. The initial Launchpad round had already drawn more than 478,000 participants, who provided feedback on the model. The SLICE test runs separately, letting users get hands-on with a token outside the main PI ecosystem. It's a short trial, but it signals the team is exploring multi-token dynamics.
CiDi Games adds four titles, staking hits 6M PI
CiDi Games, a developer building inside the Pi Network, released four new games: Coin Whack, Fruit Stack, Gemnova, and RainbowCubes. The studio also hit a milestone on June 15 — over 6 million PI staked across its gaming ecosystem. That's a concrete sign of engagement, even as the broader market has been choppy. The games are simple, casual fare, but they give Pioneers a reason to hold and use PI beyond speculation.
Price bounces back after crashing below $0.12
PI took a hit earlier in June, crashing below $0.12 — an all-time low. But it's since rebounded to around $0.14, a 4% weekly increase. The recovery tracks a broader crypto market resurgence attributed to a peace deal between the USA and Iran. That deal lifted sentiment across the board, and PI followed. The timing isn't bad for Pi Network, which has been pushing ecosystem activity ahead of its next protocol deadline.
Pi Network initially set June 18 as the deadline for transitioning to protocol v25. That date has come and gone, and the team has indicated a possible delay — no firm new date yet. The next major event on the calendar is Pi2Day, celebrated on June 28, representing the mathematical constant 2π. Speculation is running that the team could make a major announcement, but nothing has been confirmed. For now, the focus is on the v24 upgrade bedding in and the SLICE test wrapping up. The v25 deadline and the Pi2Day reveal remain the two unresolved questions hanging over the project.
