{"id":8484,"date":"2026-04-17T06:54:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=8484"},"modified":"2026-04-17T06:54:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:54:04","slug":"pi-steadies-at-0-1770-amid-core-teams-mainnet-upgrade-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=8484","title":{"rendered":"PI steadies at $0.1770 amid core team&#8217;s mainnet upgrade plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<div class=\"-mt-16  mb-8  lg:-mt-20  rounded-md  shadow-md\">\n<div class=\"relative  z-10  post-article-image  rounded  overflow-hidden\" data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-17-2026-07_22_45-AM-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-17-2026-07_22_45-AM-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-17-2026-07_22_45-AM-smartcrop-750x375.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-17-2026-07_22_45-AM-smartcrop-363x181.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-17-2026-07_22_45-AM.png\" alt=\"A bullish PI coin in front of a monitor\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\/>\n<\/picture>                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key takeaways\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pi Network\u2019s PI token holds steady at $0.1730, up 4.5% from the previous day.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pi Core Team\u2019s upgrade to enable smart contracts, with a deadline set for April 27, is a potential catalyst.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pi Network\u2019s PI token has managed to hold steady around $0.1770 as of Friday, adding a 4.5% gain from the previous day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pi Core Team (PCT) is driving momentum with the impending upgrade to the mainnet, which will enable smart contract functionality\u2014expected to be a key catalyst for price movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>PI rallies ahead of the Protocol 22 upgrade<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PI is up 4.5% in the last 24 hours, outperforming the broader cryptocurrency market. The rally comes after the Pi Core Team announced that April 27 is the final deadline for all mainnet nodes to complete necessary steps for remaining connected to the network, as part of the Stellar Protocol version 22 upgrade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While this upgrade will cause a brief 15-minute downtime during internal data transfer, it lays the groundwork for future improvements. Additionally, the full upgrade to version 26 is slated for June 22, ahead of Pi2Day on June 28.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Will PI rally higher in the near term?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PI\/USD 4-hour chart is bearish and efficient, trading above the $0.1770 level. However, Pi Network remains in a bearish posture, with the token still trading below the 50-, 100-, and 200-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The immediate resistance level is marked at $0.1785, corresponding to the 50-day EMA, followed by stronger resistance at $0.1865 (100-day EMA) and $0.2334 (200-day EMA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, momentum indicators present mixed signals. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 71 is above the neutral 50 line, and is heading into the overbought region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-source=\"CoinJournal\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-364277\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PIUSD_2026-04-17_07-09-03.png\" alt=\"PI\/USD 4H Chart\" width=\"1793\" height=\"836\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) crossing above its signal line indicates growing bullish momentum.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the downside, key support is found at $0.1556, near the February 23 low, with further weakness potentially exposing $0.1310 if the market slips below this level.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Analysis,pi#steadies #core #teams #mainnet #upgrade #plans1776408844<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key takeaways\u00a0 Pi Network\u2019s PI token holds steady at $0.1730, up 4.5% from the previous day.\u00a0 The Pi Core Team\u2019s upgrade to enable smart contracts, with a deadline set for April 27, is a potential catalyst.\u00a0 Pi Network\u2019s PI token has managed to hold steady around $0.1770 as of Friday, adding a 4.5% gain from<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8484","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eurozone"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - 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