TL;DR:
- The protocol’s technical migration raised the blockchain version from the v22 edition to v23.
- The digital infrastructure renewal process included moving the base operating system to the long-term support version, Ubuntu 24.
- The distributed ledger network’s central database completed its transfer to the structured storage manager PostgreSQL 16.
The Pi Network development team confirmed that they will make a structural change in their enclosed block environment after completing the preliminary phases of the Mainnet V23 upgrade. This modification of the main network is presented as one of the most complex infrastructure restructurings faced by the cryptographic project due to the simultaneous integration of modifications in the internal protocols, base servers, and data storage systems.
#PiNetwork Official Announcement📢The entire mainnet network has completed a major upgrade to v23🖥
This is the most challenging and fundamentally complex iteration in Pi Network's history:
🔹 Chain protocol upgraded from version 22 to the new v23🔹 Server system upgraded from… pic.twitter.com/CA1f9JbCp8
— PiNetwork DEX⚡️阿龙 (@PiNetworkAL) May 20, 2026
Technical transformation of the node operating environment
The core of the blockchain protocol systematically completed its formal transition from version 22 to version 23. The Pi Network team reported that this technical evolution was accompanied by the upgrade of execution environments on the distributed servers, migrating systems from the Ubuntu 20 open-source platform to the most recent version, Ubuntu 24, for the purpose of optimizing long-term maintenance and hardware support tasks.
Regarding the storage and management of financial information, the consortium’s architecture moved its main database from PostgreSQL 12 technology to the PostgreSQL 16 version. Data analyzed by the administrators indicate that this structural change could mitigate operational latencies recorded in old systems and provide higher processing speed for the network’s transaction volume.
Historical data processing and barrier elimination
The restructuring required the execution of massive data rewriting processes to adapt the block history to the new digital organization standards. According to the statement provided by the project’s technical team, these optimization efforts included debugging persistent anomalies in historical records and correcting inconsistencies related to mapping and identity verification (KYC) processes affecting the users of the mobile mining network.
The applied changes eliminate technical compatibility barriers related to open-source code and the development of secondary services in the ecosystem.
Although the organization did not specify a definitive timeline for the public release of the entirety of its programming code, internal audit reports indicate that most main nodes are already operating under the system’s new parameters. The strengthening of underlying security and resistance capacity against logical failures are presented as the primary objectives of this technical phase, which focuses on the operational preparation of the distributed ledger environment.
An upcoming milestone for the technical development of this ecosystem is located in the independent projection analyses prepared by the protocol’s validator community. According to these external evaluations, the ecosystem’s sequential upgrade plan foresees the start of prior technical assessments for the implementation of protocol version v26 around June 22, 2026, a step the community preliminary associates with the future introduction of decentralized governance functions.
