The timeline for the Pi network's movement lacks deadlines, causing disappointment for the pioneers.

Pi Network has announced its Mainnet migration roadmap today. This roadmap outlines a three-phase plan to transition tens of millions of Pioneers who are still waiting to be moved to the open network. It also introduces new rewards, such as referral bounties. However, unlike most project roadmaps, the Pi network does not provide any estimated dates or timelines. This lack of clarification frustrated early adopters as they were still waiting for important rewards and clarity on the speed of deployment. The three-phase migration plan of Pi Network According to the roadmap, Pi Network will complete the initial migration phases for the Pioneers already in line. This phase includes verified base mining rewards, contributions to the Security Circle, lock-up commitments, utility app usage rewards, and confirmed Node rewards for some operators. After passing the first phase, the team will address the second migration phase, adding all the bounty from referral mining linked to KYC-verified team members. Pi states that these referral rewards will follow once the current queue ends. Finally, the network will switch to continuous periodic movements—possibly monthly or quarterly—to handle any remaining bounty and reward amounts. The roadmap notes that the pace "will be determined."

The community's concerns and the important gaps A close observation reveals some vulnerabilities and potential concerns in the roadmap. First, the plan never reveals how many Pioneers are still in line or the daily movement capacity of the network. Without those numbers, users cannot predict when their own movement will occur. Node operators reported that some "confirmed Node rewards" have been granted, but the criteria for eligibility remain unclear. Early Node runners are concerned they may miss out without clear standards. Many pioneers have reported that they have been pressing the daily request button since the migration process opened but are still missing the basic mining rewards. They wonder if those delayed basic rewards and referral bounties will ever arrive in phase two. Additionally, the "Transferable Balance" acknowledgment roadmap of the UI underestimates the actual amount being moved to conserve resources. Users are concerned that this pessimistic display could undermine trust if their actual balance remains hidden. "I think we have mined all these PI coins over time? I think the security circles are the Consensus Mechanism. To me, it seems like there is no blockchain at all and never has been. What kind of 'blockchain protocol' would 'require' all tokens to be minted at genesis?" a community member wrote. It is important that Pi does not provide a verification process or error resolution for users to detect discrepancies in their historical mining data. With six years of complex records, occasional disputes seem unavoidable, but the roadmap has yet to address remediation. All movement processes depend on completing KYC, but the team has overlooked any scaling goals or timelines for identity verification. A bottleneck here could stall all subsequent stages. This schedule also overlooks how major token unlock events —such as the approximately 108.9 million PI tokens expected to be released this month— will align with the migration wave.

Finally, some pioneers challenge the foundational story of the project. They note that Pi's claim "all tokens are minted at genesis" contradicts six years of "mining". This raises doubts about whether Pi actually operates on a blockchain protocol. In the past month, the price of PI has dropped by more than 45%. To maintain the growth momentum and the trust of the community, the team now needs to provide a specific timeline, transparent criteria, and a clear audit roadmap for the Mainnet migration process.