Overview
- Pi said Nicolas Kokkalis will join a panel on proving people are real without exposing private data, with Chengdiao Fan set for a separate session on aligning Web3, AI, and blockchain for utility.
- Pi is listed as an official sponsor of Consensus 2026, giving the project visibility with a large developer and institutional audience.
- The stage time comes as Pi enforces a mandatory Protocol 22 node upgrade and readies a Protocol 23 smart‑contract release plus the PiRC1 token design framework.
- Pi reports more than 18 million people have completed KYC on its network after 526 million review tasks that combine human checks with AI fraud detection.
- Competitors include Worldcoin and Humanity Protocol, while the PI token trades near $0.17, far below its 2025 peak, which sets a low bar if the event draws new builders or partners.