The Pi crypto Network says it has resolved two long-standing bottlenecks affecting more than 914,000 Pioneers stuck in its KYC (know-your-customer identity verification) and Mainnet migration pipeline, according to an official blog post the Pi Core Team published last Friday (September 18).
Of that total, more than 417,000 accounts previously flagged for possible duplication can now move forward in the KYC process after further evaluation confirmed they were not duplicates, while a separate group of 497,000 Fast-Track wallet users is scheduled to be unblocked by an update the team says will deploy within the next week.
Pi KYC and Mainnet migration received several technical updates that address corner cases and help unblock more Pioneers in these processes!
Go to the Pi app to learn more! pic.twitter.com/9I8F4HpNBx
— Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) September 17, 2026
Neither fix amounts to automatic final approval. Pi Network is explicit that the duplicate-account resolution does not replace other applicable KYC requirements, meaning those 417,000 users must still clear whatever checks remain before their status is fully verified.
This positive news dropped as PI crypto began the week with a +4.8% move over the past 24-hours. However, the token is still down 9% over the past seven days, so the bullish daily move is only the first step in reversing the token’s fortunes. Even more worrying, PI is down -75% year-to-date.
PI Crypto News: What Did the Fix Actually Change for the Stuck Users?
The first fix targets Pioneers whose accounts were caught in a duplicate-account review, one of several corner cases built into Pi’s verification system to separate genuine users from bots and bad actors.
After further evaluation, Pi Network determined the flagged accounts were not duplicates, clearing the way for those users to continue through KYC.
The second fix addresses a more technical snag. Some Pioneers received their Mainnet wallet through Pi’s Fast-Track process, which later doubled as the destination wallet for their Mainnet migration balance.
Because those wallets were not created through the standard KYC-and-migration route, many lacked enough PI token in balance to cover the gas fee required to claim the migrated funds.
The upcoming update is designed to close that gap between the two KYC routes and prevent the same issue from recurring in future cases.
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Additional Fixes Layered Into the Same Update
Alongside the two headline fixes, Pi Network rolled out several smaller technical changes. The KYC app now manages system resources more efficiently during machine-learning-based video processing, which the team says should reduce errors that previously caused applications to stall.
Pioneers who got stuck under the earlier Yoti verification process due to missing liveness-check data can now resubmit their applications, and liveness-check logic has been adjusted to work on older or lower-spec devices that previously failed the check.
Pi is also running a one-month gradual trial of palm-print capture for some users required to complete multiple liveness checks, framed as an added layer of human-authenticity verification that does not require showing a face.
Separately, Indonesian users rejected for submitting a KIA identity document, which Pi no longer accepts for KYC, can resubmit using another supported ID.
Pi Network completes last step towards Protocol v27 Launch
Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) is moving to Protocol V27 on its Testnet 2 environment as it works toward a mainnet launch.
The new protocol has stabilized at 250 transactions per block with no recorded failures, showing it… pic.twitter.com/zrZylCQNGj
— BSCN (@BSCNews) September 21, 2026
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Why Pi Handles Fixes in Batches
Pi Network’s KYC and Mainnet migration system runs multiple layered checks meant to let genuine Pioneers through while filtering out bots, duplicate accounts, and policy violators.
When a specific corner case blocks a group of users, Pi says it requires custom technical solutions that get developed, tested, and released before that batch can move forward, which is why unblocking tends to happen in waves rather than continuously.
For readers tracking the network’s broader roadmap, recent coverage of Pi Network’s v27 protocol upgrade and Mainnet developments offers additional context on where migration fits into the network’s wider technical push.
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