Pi Network Price Eyes $0.10 as Crypto Market Surges Ahead of Protocol 27 Upgrade

Pi Network price is nearing $0.10 as a cryptocurrency rally strengthens momentum across major digital assets.  Pi Coin is up by  4% to $0.0939 in 24 hours following recovery. 

The crypto market rose by 6.09% over the past 24 hours and currently has a market cap of $2.57 trillion. Bitcoin price reached $79,500, a 14-week high, after climbing $17,200 from its $62,300 level.

The cryptocurrency gained $412 billion in value, resulting in $4.3 billion worth of short liquidations.

Ethereum price moved above $2,300, eyeing the $3k level, while XRP jumped 16% to $1.41 during the market recovery.

Solana price moved 5% up from $91, with Dogecoin rallying as demand picked up among altcoins.

Crypto Market Rally Lifts Pi Network Price

Conditions could support Pi Network price as traders watch whether the token can reclaim the $0.10 threshold.

Sentiment improved following President Donald Trump’s call on Congress to push the long-stalled CLARITY Act.

The idea is to set out some new rules governing digital assets, rules that have to be ratified by Congress for them to become binding.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP are some of the coins that have rallied to multiweek highs following a period of weak or choppy performance over the past few months.

Protocol 27 Goes Live on Pi Testnet as Mainnet Upgrade Moves Closer

Pi Testnet 1 is operating on Protocol 27, according to information displayed by Pi Blockexplorer.

The deployment was done under Protocol 26, and it is another test phase to get to other Pi environments.

According to the community updates, Protocol 27 is the last planned upgrade on the technical roadmap of the project.

🚨 Pi Testnet is now running Protocol 27.

The latest Pi Blockexplorer data shows Protocol Version 27 live on Testnet.
Every protocol iteration brings Pi one step closer to a more mature blockchain infrastructure.

Protocol 27 is now being tested. The next chapter is already… pic.twitter.com/v6zHxc0XtH

— sunday peter π (@sundaypeter8110) August 21, 2026

The update is said to prepare infrastructure, such as RPC servers, decentralized exchange functions, and automated market makers liquidity pools.

The network is overcoming previous limitations of the Stellar protocol and enhancing its technology in other areas, supporters say.

The number of testnet nodes has reportedly surpassed 200,000, suggesting ongoing active participation from operators in testing.

Testnet 2 is expected to come next, with a possible Protocol 27 deployment on Mainnet coming shortly after.

A confirmed Mainnet date was not mentioned, so traders are waiting for more Pi Network price news and test results.

Pi Network Price Prediction: Will Pi Coin Hit $0.10 This  Week?

As of the writing, the Pi Coin price traded near $0.09506 after gaining 5% during the latest four-hour session.

The four-hour Relative Strength Index is at 77.67, which is a sign of strong momentum in an overbought range.

The Chaikin money flow reading is currently at 0.16 and is still in an above zero range. 

Failure to close above $0.095 could send Pi toward the $0.09 support level. This area served as resistance to the most recent push.

At $0.09, a long-term Pi Coin projection trend would see the ascending channel remain intact and a further move to $0.10. The next support level looks to be at $0.085, as a channel breakout would expose it.

A further decline would bring $0.08 within reach. Technically, the structure is still positive with Pi Network price still trading above $0.09.