Pi Network August 2025 Recap: A Month of Breakthroughs, From Gaining Venture Capital Support to Expanding into Traditional Financial Markets

In August 2025, Pi Network released major news that dramatically increased the project’s credibility, accelerated the development of its ecosystem, and accelerated its practical use. The progress was extensive, from de facto approval from a major Silicon Valley venture capital firm, to the listing of an exchange-traded product (ETP) that marked its entry into traditional financial markets, to hosting a large-scale developer community support event, and technical updates that support the core network. This article chronologically summarizes the key events of the past month and explains the core of Pi Network’s progress as it gains external trust and moves into a new phase as a Web3 project.

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• Audio and video overview [Czech]
• Audio and video overview [English]
• Overview by date
  • August 4: Lockdown feature increased up to 200% to encourage network contribution.
  • August 6: Pi Network Ventures invests in robotics company OpenMind
  • August 12: Expanding on-ramp partners to improve fiat currency availability
  • August 18: Announcement of the festival of creation of useful materials "Pi Hackathon 2025"
  • August 21: Major exchange OKX adds “Pi/USDC” pair
  • August 22-23: Massive token transfer worth 550 million pi, speculation about ecosystem support
  • August 23: Introducing the next-generation security feature "Passkey"
  • August 26: Silicon Valley venture capital firm Ulu Ventures adds Pi Network to its portfolio.
  • August 28: Linux Node release announcement and v23 protocol update
  • August 30: Pi Network ETP listed on the Swedish market
• Summary for August 2025
• Related articles …
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Audio and video overview [Czech]

Audio and video overview [English]

Overview by date

August 4: Lockdown feature increased up to 200% to encourage network contribution.

In early August, Pi Network announced an update to its lockup feature that allows users to lock up to 200% of their balances already migrated to the mainnet. This allows users to set aggressive lockups and achieve higher mining growth rates in anticipation of future Pi acquisitions. This enhancement is intended to encourage long-term user engagement and increase network stability.

Lock-ups in Pi Network – general basics

August 6: Pi Network Ventures invests in robotics company OpenMind

Pi Network Ventures, the investment arm of Pi Network, has been revealed to have participated in a $20 million funding round for OpenMind, a startup developing a collaborative operating system for robots. The move, which includes leading industry investors such as Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures, is seen by Pi Network as a strategic move to move beyond a mere currency project and integrate Pi Coin into the future “Web3 economy,” where robots autonomously provide services and accept payments.

Pi Network invests $20 million in OpenMind's vision for humanoid robots

August 12: Expanding on-ramp partners to improve fiat currency availability

The network announced the enhancement of its “on-ramp” feature that connects fiat currencies to Pi Coin, adding TransFi and Banxa as official partners. This opens the way for users to engage with the Pi ecosystem with a wider variety of means, including credit cards and bank transfers. This represents steady progress towards the Pi network’s goal of simplifying the process of purchasing cryptocurrencies and developing the infrastructure to make it accessible to more people.

Pi Network adds third fiat option for purchasing Pi coins despite financial problems at the start of growth

August 18: Announcement of the festival of creation of useful materials "Pi Hackathon 2025"

The Pi Hackathon 2025 has been announced as the first large-scale community event of the open networking era. The hackathon, which will take place from August 21 to October 15, aims to encourage developers to create practical applications (dApps) using Pi tokens with a total prize pool of 160 Pi. It is an important initiative to increase the practicality of Pi and fully expand its ecosystem.

Pi Hackathon 2025: Improving the usefulness of the Pi in the era of open networks

August 21: Major exchange OKX adds “Pi/USDC” pair

OKX, a major global exchange, has added a new trading pair (Pi/USDC) between Pi and the US dollar-backed stablecoin “USDC.” The addition of USDC, which is highly regarded for its regulatory compliance and transparency, alongside the existing USDT pair, makes it easier for a more diverse investor base to participate in the Pi market. This is an important step towards increasing Pi’s liquidity and credibility in the market.

OKX launches PI/USDC pair as Pi network faces liquidity issues

August 22-23: Massive token transfer worth 550 million pi, speculation about ecosystem support

A massive transfer of over 24 million Pi tokens was recorded from a wallet managed by the Pi Foundation within 550 hours, attracting the attention of the community. While there is no official explanation, there is widespread speculation that this could be a strategic transfer of funds related to ecosystem support from “Pi Network Ventures” or the ongoing “Pi Hackathon 2025,” raising expectations for proactive development of the project.

What happened on the Pi network? The mystery of the massive transfer of 550 million Pi tokens + Analysis

August 23: Introducing the next-generation security feature "Passkey"

To strengthen the protection of users’ assets, Pi has started implementing a new feature called “Passkey.” It is a next-generation authentication technology that replaces traditional passwords by allowing users to log in securely and easily using facial recognition or a smartphone fingerprint. This is an important security update that protects users from the rapidly increasing risk of wallet hacking.

A thorough explanation of the Pi Network “access key”

August 26: Silicon Valley venture capital firm Ulu Ventures adds Pi Network to its portfolio.

The biggest news of August was that Ulu Ventures, a renowned Silicon Valley venture capital firm, added Pi Network to its official investment portfolio. This de facto “endorsement” from this prestigious venture capital firm, which has backed a number of unicorn companies in their early stages, dispels skepticism about the project and means that its technology and vision have been recognized by professional investors. This will dramatically increase Pi Network’s credibility and could have a major impact on its future listing on major exchanges and partnerships with companies.

Ulu Ventures adds Pi Network to its portfolio companies amid falling prices – is a recovery in store?

August 28: Linux Node release announcement and v23 protocol update

Pi Network has strengthened its technical foundation with the release of a new Linux version of its Node software. This will facilitate server and cloud environments and is expected to encourage partner engagement in the ecosystem and improve the stability of the network as a whole. At the same time, preparations for an upgrade to “Protocol Version 23” were announced, which aims to speed up transactions and improve the efficiency of smart contracts, demonstrating the accelerating technological development of the Pi blockchain.

Linux Node Pi Network Release and Upcoming Protocol Updates

August 30: Pi Network ETP listed on the Swedish market

At the end of August, the Pi Network made a historic connection to traditional financial markets. Valor Inc., a leading provider of digital asset ETPs, listed the Valor Pi ETP, a financial product linked to the value of the Pi Network, on the Swedish Stock Exchange. This marked a milestone that significantly increased the credibility and legitimacy of the project, as both institutional and individual investors with traditional securities accounts can now indirectly invest in the Pi Network in a regulated and secure environment.

Billion-dollar asset manager launches first Pi Network ETP in Europe

Summary for August 2025

August 2025 was a turning point for Pi Network as it made significant progress in both “building credibility” project, so in "development of a full-fledged ecosystem".
Gaining strong backing from Silicon Valley’s Ulu Ventures symbolized the project’s entry into a new phase. At the same time, the Pi Hackathon revitalized the ecosystem from within, while the addition of pairs on OKX and the expansion of on-ramp partners further paved the way for Pi to connect with the external financial world. As Pi Network gradually laid the groundwork through measures such as strengthening access keys and lockdown features, it demonstrated steady and strong progress towards realizing its ambitious vision.

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