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Pi Network co-founder Nicolas Kokkalis is scheduled to speak at Consensus 2026 in Miami on May 7, joining a panel titled “How to Prove You’re Human in an AI World Without Doxing Yourself” at the Convergence Stage from 10:15 to 10:45 AM EDT. The session focuses on what Pi’s core team describes as an urgent internet problem: verifying real human identity online as AI systems increasingly generate convincing fake profiles and bot interactions at scale—without forcing users to reveal private identity data.
The panel is framed around the need for identity verification methods that can distinguish humans from automated actors while protecting personal information. Pi’s appearance comes as the project’s development momentum is described as stronger than at any point in its history.
According to analyst Dr. Altcoin, based only on official sources, Pi has recorded several execution milestones in the first four months of 2026. The reported progress spans protocol modernization, smart contract delivery, developer tooling, and network-wide identity and security measures.
The reported KYC reward distribution is presented as evidence that Pi can coordinate, measure, and pay over one million KYC-verified humans in native token at scale—capabilities the article says no other blockchain has demonstrated at that level.
Pi’s ecosystem tooling is also described as advancing. Pi App Studio is moving to mainnet with live payments, while Pi Launchpad is live on testnet. The article also states that Kraken, described as a tier-one regulated exchange, is integrating support for PI through the KYB verification process.

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