Hello pioneers! In today’s article, we are going to discuss what will happen to our PI ecosystem after KYC and Migration deadline. It’s important to note that the Pi Network has set a final deadline of February 28, 2025, for all Pioneers to complete their Know Your Customer (KYC) verification and migrate their Pi balances to the Mainnet.
If these steps are not successful before the deadline, it will definitely result in the forfeiture of most of your Pi balance, except for the Pi you mined in the last six months before you eventually migrate. If you later get the chance to complete KYC and migrate, only the Pi earned in that six-month period before migration will be retained.
However, if you have already migrated Pi to the Mainnet, that balance is safe and will not be affected by the deadline. The forfeiture only applies to Pi that remains unverified (not KYC-approved) and not yet migrated before the deadline, and if you’re still in the migration queue before the February 28, 2025, deadline, your Pi should still be migrated as long as you’ve completed KYC and the Mainnet Checklist.
Although, it’s not normal for the migration process to take more than 14-days. But as long as you’ve initiated it before the deadline, your Pi should not be forfeited. However, if you haven’t being on the migration queue by the deadline, then the forfeiture rules will apply, and only the Pi mined in the last six months before any future migration will be retained.
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What happens to “Unverified PI” after deadline?
First of all, let’s understand what unverified PI means. In the PI network app, unverified PIs are PI coins attributed to your downlines efforts. Upon completion of their KYC and successful migrations, you will be rewarded with the unverified PI.
However, if your referral and security circle members (downlines) do not complete their KYC process by February 28, 2025, the majority of your unverified Pi balance will be forfeited, retaining only the ones gained in the last six months.
According PI network, this policy is in place to regulate that you can only earn PI coins from verified users in your referral circle and participate in the Mainnet migration, which is essential to maintain the ecosystem and network integrity.
So, what happens after deadline?
PI balance that remains unverified after deadline is likely to be invalidated or frozen in the blockchain project. This will allow the affected balance to be removed completely from circulation and burn or destroyed permanently to maintain scarcity.
However, if your referral and security circle members are still on migration queue, your unverified PI maybe held in limbo until migration is completed.
What happens to “Transferable PI” after deadline?
Transferable PI balances are PI coins that are ready to be migrated to the mainnet wallet. In other words, it’s a Pi balance that’s eligible for migration. Although, some of it might still be locked due to the network’s rules on mining rewards and security circles.
Once Pi is marked as “transferable”, you can migrate it to your Mainnet wallet, where it retains its utility and becomes fully usable within the Pi Network ecosystem.
However, if you’re not on the migration queue before the deadline, the post-deadline rules might stop transfers to mainnet wallet, impose new transaction fees or lockup periods, or require compliance with updated network policies.
Can Pioneers still mine PI after the deadline?
The future of mining PI on the PI app remains uncertain. PI Network has not issued any official statement to changes to the mining process after the February 28, 2025, deadline. When the open mainnet launch loomed, many pioneers believed that mining would stopped but it’s a surprise to many when mining of PI still continues after the open mainnet launch.
In fact, you can keep mining PI to increase your transferable balance and migrated balance. So, can pioneers still mine Pi after the deadline?
Hopefully, pioneers can continue mining Pi. However, for most blockchain/crypto projects I have seen that involved mining, mining usually stops or evolves after airdrops or launch.
In this case, mining may transition to a new model (e.g., node operation, staking, or contributing to ecosystem utilities), or pioneers might shift from "mining" to validating transactions, securing the network, or earning rewards via liquidity provision.
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