Pi Network Clarifies Tentative KYC Status, 18.1M Users Fully Verified; v23 Deadline Extended to May 19

According to Pi Core Team announcement on May 13, the network clarified that tentative KYC status does not indicate rejection but requires additional verification before final approval. The team released updated network data showing 18.1 million fully KYC'd users and 16.7 million mainnet migrations.

The Core Team attributed the tentative status to its intentionally conservative verification approach designed to prevent duplicate accounts from distorting the one-person-one-account ecosystem. Advanced AI models combined with liveness checks have converted millions of tentative cases into eligible status and reduced the KYC application queue awaiting human review by 50%. Additionally, the v23 node upgrade deadline has been extended from May 15 to May 19 due to a complete database migration and upgrade.