Pi Network (PI) Evolution: Is this important new step about to begin?

Meanwhile, the PI token continues to struggle at just over $0.20.

But now both of these problems seem to be behind it. The launch was successful in February, as the team integrated numerous updates into the verification system, simplifying the process, and helping millions of users pass the KYC procedure. As such, one of the news pages dedicated to PI developments outlined what the next logical step in the ecosystem’s evolution could be.

Millions of pioneers have already completed Pi KYC. 📈 What’s the next major milestone? All eyes are on the explosive growth of utility applications.

The real shining moment for Pi will come when a large number of real-world use cases (DApps, goods, services) emerge.

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— Pi News (@PiNewsMedia) December 13, 2025

Utilities Next?

Tools, as the name suggests, are intended to make people’s lives easier by solving real-world problems. Indeed, Pi Network’s current path appears to be heading in that direction, as evidenced by its recently concluded hackathon.

As reported earlier this week, the team outlined the three winners and five honorable mentions, and the trend seems clear. The winner was Blind_Lounge – a privacy-first social and dating platform that allows people to connect anonymously and reveal identities only by mutual choice. In other words, it’s a dating utility. Interestingly enough, one of the honorable mentions (Kindrek) is a similar platform.

Second place went to Starmax – a loyalty program app that allows Pioneers to spend the native token at participating businesses and earn rewards for their engagement.

Another representative of the honorable mentions – Workflet for Pi – also falls into the utility category, as it serves as a platform built around role-based workspaces for productivity and collaboration.

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PallyPay and SimpleJoy also have tools. The former is an app for group payments and bill splitting for everyday transactions like meals and outings, while the latter offers a curated library of completely open-source, browser-based games that are free to play and easy to access.

PI price update

Despite the latest developments within the Pi Network ecosystem, including the integration of additional AI tools and some partnerships, the protocol’s native token has lost its October/November momentum. At the time, the price was close to $0.30, but since then the price has fallen by almost 50% and is now struggling to stay above $0.20.

It’s worth noting that the all-time low is $0.172, meaning PI isn’t far from charting a new one soon. ChatGPT believes such an opportunity exists in the coming week, especially if it loses the $0.18-$0.19 support.