According to CoinMeta, Pi Network plans to conduct a mainnet upgrade of Protocol 27 on September 15, 2026, and testing is currently underway. Against the backdrop of a broader recovery in the crypto market, the network's market value has once again exceeded $1 billion. Protocol 27 will introduce more flexible and secure smart contract authentication capabilities and will lay the infrastructure for RPC servers, decentralized exchange functions, and automated market maker liquidity pools.