Pi Network's 2025 Hackathon reached its midpoint, with new dApps and staking features announced by developers on September 30, 2025, amid challenges with token unlocks in Singapore.
These developments stress ongoing operational delays and impact PI token's price, underscoring the network's struggle with liquidity and engagement despite promising technological advancements.
Pi Network's 2025 Hackathon midpoint shows new dApps and staking amidst community criticism and token unlock pressure.
The Pi Network’s 2025 Hackathon reaches its midpoint, revealing new utility-focused dApps and staking features. Developers aim to boost ecosystem engagement, while market dynamics challenge agility amid token unlock pressures impacting PI token's price.
Leadership remains engaged, led by Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis and Dr. Chengdiao Fan. Official updates via the Pi Network blog and Pi Browser relay these pivotal changes and staking features amidst community feedback.
The PI token struggles with ongoing price pressures and liquidity challenges, highlighted by a recent price drop to an all-time low. Community sentiment remains mixed, dealing with operational delays impacting key KYC processes and mainnet migration.
Financial incentives include a prize pool of 160,000 PI tokens, potentially boosting competition; however, token unlocks these months heighten liquidity risks. Significant unlocks total over 400M PI, impacting the circulating supply and investor confidence.
Dapp utility and potential staking benefits enhance developer engagement. However, cross-chain migrations remain limited, with no substantial impact from third-party protocols such as ETH or BTC.
Pioneers can now stake Pi on the apps they support to help boost the apps’ visibility within the ecosystem.
– Pi Core Team, Blog
Insights reveal ongoing tech challenges, with protocol updates expected in Q4 to introduce fast-track KYC and other enhancements. While these updates aim to ease reliability issues, broad market adoption lags amid unresolved ecosystem integration barriers.