- PI trades at $0.08838 down 2.41%, slipping back below the 20-day EMA and last week’s reclaimed trendline
- Pi Network joined RoboPay as a payment partner, letting Pi holders eventually pay for real-world robot services
- Protocol 27 remains on track on testnet, still targeting a September 15, 2026 mainnet rollout
The PI price prediction turns more cautious to start the week, giving back a chunk of last Saturday’s breakout as price slips below both the 20-day EMA and the trendline that had briefly turned bullish. The pullback comes even as Pi Network added a new real-world utility angle through a fresh robotics payment partnership.
Pi Network Price Analysis: Has PI’s Trendline Breakout Already Failed?
PI broke above its descending trendline from April’s high last week, spiking to $0.11060 before settling near $0.091 on Saturday. That strength has since faded. Price opened Monday’s session at $0.09000 and slid to a low of $0.08818 before recovering slightly to close near $0.08838, a decline of 2.41% that puts price back below both the trendline and the 20-day EMA at $0.08920.
The Bollinger Bands show the middle band at $0.09434 and lower band at $0.08447, with price now trading in the lower half of that range rather than testing the upper band the way it did during Saturday’s spike. The 50-day EMA at $0.09464 and 100-day EMA at $0.11107 sit well above current price and remain firm resistance. The 200-day EMA at $0.15224 is the larger structural level PI would need to reclaim for any real trend change.
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Whether last week’s breakout holds now depends on whether PI can reclaim the $0.089 to $0.094 zone in the coming sessions. A failure to do so would suggest the trendline break was a false signal rather than a genuine shift in trend.
PI Support and Resistance Levels, August 24, 2026
| Type | Price | Level |
| Resistance | $0.08920 | 20-day EMA, lost support turned resistance |
| Resistance | $0.09434 | Bollinger middle band |
| Resistance | $0.09464 | 50-day EMA |
| Resistance | $0.11107 | 100-day EMA |
| Resistance | $0.15224 | 200-day EMA |
| Support | $0.08447 | Lower Bollinger Band |
| Support | $0.078 to $0.085 | Prior consolidation range |
Pi Network News: Protocol 27 Hits Testnet, Targets September 15 Mainnet Launch
Pi Network confirmed that Protocol 27 has moved to testnet following the successful completion of Protocol 26 on mainnet. The upgrade introduces more flexible and secure smart contract authentication, giving accounts and applications more advanced ways to authorize transactions. Pi Network set a target date of September 15, 2026 for the mainnet rollout.
Analyst Flex pointed out that the September 15 target lines up with the same date being floated for the Clarity Act, the crypto market structure bill working through Congress, framing the timing as a potential catalyst if both land around the same window. This connection has not been confirmed by either the Pi Core Team or any official Clarity Act source, so it should be treated as speculation rather than a confirmed catalyst.
Pi Network News: Open Mainnet Launch and PayPal Integration Rumors Circulate
Analyst Rizo cited a claim earlier from a source called Mr. Tien Pi suggesting Pi Network could announce its Global Open Mainnet launch on September 24, with the October 7-8 Token2049 event in Singapore also flagged as a date worth watching, since Pi Network is expected to participate. No official announcement on the Open Mainnet date has come from the Pi Core Team.
Separately, unverified claims circulated on social media that Pi Network was listed in PayPal’s “Pay with Crypto” developer documentation, which would allow global buyers to check out using PI with automatic local currency settlement. This is an unconfirmed rumor with no official statement from Pi Core Team or PayPal, and readers should treat it as speculative until verified.
Pi Network News: PI Joins RoboPay, Opening a Path to Pay for Robot Services
Pi Network has joined RoboPay, a robot payment system built by Fabric Foundation, as a payment partner. Once live, Pi holders would be able to use their tokens to pay for real-world robot services like deliveries, security patrols, or inspections, buying the outcome rather than owning the machine.
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This builds on Pi Network Ventures’ earlier investment in OpenMind, the company behind RoboPay’s underlying protocol, made back in October 2025. Fabric Foundation is also running a developer bounty program to grow the ecosystem, with submissions that closed August 21, 2026.
This is a utility announcement, not an immediate price catalyst, since the actual robot services aren’t live for the public yet.
PI Price Prediction: Upside and Downside Targets
Bullish Case, Target: $0.09464 (50-day EMA)
PI reclaims the $0.08920 to $0.09434 zone on a daily close, putting last week’s trendline breakout back in play rather than confirming it as a failed move. Continued attention around the RoboPay partnership and steady progress on Protocol 27 heading into its September 15 target help sentiment. A confirmed reclaim would open the path toward the 50-day EMA at $0.09464.
Bearish Case, Risk Level: $0.08447 (Lower Bollinger Band)
PI fails to reclaim the 20-day EMA and last week’s spike gets fully unwound, confirming the trendline breakout as a false signal. The RoboPay news fails to translate into renewed buying since the actual services remain unavailable to the public, and price slides back toward the lower Bollinger Band at $0.08447, retesting the base of its recent range near $0.078 to $0.085.
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