Pi Network Protocol 27 on September 15: What Our Measurement on Mainnet and Testnet Shows

The Pi mainnet is running on protocol 26 on September 2, 2026. The first testnet has been on protocol 27 since August 20; the second testnet is still on 26 today. Specialist media name September 15, 2026 as the target date for moving the mainnet to protocol 27. We measured these three states ourselves this morning, and together they give a more precise picture than the date reports do. For you one question matters above all: do you have to do anything? If you run a Pi node, the answer is yes, because at the previous jump nodes without a current version lost their connection to the mainnet. If you only hold Pi in the app, the answer is no, at any rate not for your balance. What you can check in either case, and how to read the network state yourself in a minute, is set out further down. What protocol 27 changes at Pi Network and who is affected by the switch Protocol 27 is the next version level of the Pi blockchain. According to the account by crypto.news, it brings more flexible procedures for authenticating smart contracts, a reworked RPC server infrastructure, liquidity pools on the automated market maker principle and an integrated order book. The specialist outlet names Septem...