Pi Network issues major KYC fixes to unblock over 900,000 Pioneers and begins testing palm-print identity verification.
Popular mobile cryptocurrency initiative Pi Network has released a comprehensive technical update to resolve long-standing Know Your Customer verification bottlenecks and unblock Mainnet token migrations for more than nine hundred thousand registered users.
Known in the community as Pioneers, millions of everyday mobile phone users mine digital tokens through the project’s app but require identity clearance before moving their digital balances onto the live blockchain network.
The latest technical fixes resolve automated system errors that mistakenly flagged valid user accounts as duplicates or prevented digital wallets from paying required transaction fees, allowing hundreds of thousands of legitimate account holders to complete their verification process.
The official technical update and system maintenance rollout were published by the Pi Core Team across official project channels on Friday, September 18, 2026, as reported across international cryptocurrency news feeds.
The comprehensive maintenance package addresses two major categories of technical glitches. First, an internal review cleared over 417,000 accounts that were previously frozen under duplicate-account detection rules, confirming they belong to unique human users.
Second, the development team scheduled an upcoming wallet update to fix an issue affecting roughly 497,000 Fast-Track wallets, which lacked enough tokens to cover basic network gas fees during migration.
The primary reason the Pi Core Team is pushing out these technical fixes right now is that incomplete identity verifications and locked wallet balances have created severe network bottlenecks, preventing millions of engaged users from joining the decentralized ecosystem.
As the project works toward broader utility and Mainnet adoption, stuck accounts create widespread frustration across its user base.
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By removing technical errors caused by strict automated filters and establishing alternative identification methods, such as a new one-month trial for palm-print verification, the core developers are making sure that real human users can safely claim their digital tokens.
Detailing how re-evaluating automated account flags helps clear stuck users, official Pi Core Team statements cited by crypto news outlets noted that “after additional evaluation, the team had determined that over 417,000 users were caught in the duplicated-account review, but in reality, their accounts did not fall into that category”.
Explaining how upcoming wallet adjustments will resolve gas fee errors for remaining users, development updates published by the team added that “these issues will be addressed with an update scheduled for deployment within the next week or so,” confirming that “it will unblock those users and prevent the same problem from affecting similar accounts in the future”.
Highlighting why testing palm-print verification offers a safer and more private identity check for smartphone owners, technical researchers reviewing the rollout stated that “palm prints provide another way to verify that users are genuine humans while offering a degree of privacy because the method does not require displaying a face”.
By releasing targeted fixes for over 900,000 accounts, Pi Network is taking a massive step toward streamlining its crypto onboarding process.
Removing technical barriers ensures that everyday smartphone users around the world can access their digital balances safely, smoothly, and securely.
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