According to CoinMeta, the deadline for Pi Network Protocol 26 is August 11th. Node operators who fail to complete the upgrade by this deadline will have their connections to the Pi mainnet severed. Currently, Pi Network has over 421,000 nodes, with the token trading price at $0.08, and Binance still refuses to go public. This upgrade serves as a stress test for the project, which claims to have 60 million users but faces challenges in proving its value. The upgrade will introduce improvements in contract security, state management, and cryptographic capabilities, and the core team regards it as part of a gradual upgrade path.