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Pi Network Falls Below $0.08 After Open Interest Contracts

Protocol 28 upgrades set with a node deadline on Oct. 13 and a mainnet upgrade on Oct. 16 could change transferable supply by unblocking migration claims.

Overview

  • On Thursday PI slipped under $0.08 to roughly $0.078–$0.082 while futures open interest dropped about 14%, signaling weaker derivatives participation.
  • Technical indicators are bearish with price below the 23.6% Fibonacci level at $0.0827, MACD in negative territory, and immediate structural support at $0.0801 that, if lost, exposes $0.0704 and a weekly lower reference near $0.0603.
  • Pi Network confirmed its testnet upgrade to Protocol 28, which improves handling of delayed transaction data and allows safer updates to smart contracts and stored app data.
  • The project reported that September verification changes let roughly 417,000 previously flagged users resume KYC and announced a planned fix for about 497,000 migration claims that were blocked by insufficient balances.
  • Analysts say a sustained recovery would require reclaiming a $0.105–$0.110 neckline for a confirmed double‑bottom while failing to hold current support could prompt more selling if newly unlocked or migrated tokens hit exchanges and add sell pressure.