Pi Launchpad Releases Improved Participation Flow and Updated Model, Along with Second Test Token on Testnet
Pi Launchpad has updated its participation flow and model, incorporating data and feedback from the first Testnet token (IRRA) that launched on Pi Day 2026.
The purpose of the test token launches is to introduce Pioneers to the new ecosystem token mechanics and to educate the community on how to participate in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) mechanisms, while collecting insightful data and Pioneer feedback to help improve and refine the Launchpad design and mechanics for the Mainnet version.
During the first Launchpad test token, over 478,000 participating Pioneers staked a total of 36.05 million Test-Pi, over 198,000 Pioneers committed 14.72 million Test-Pi, and 11.71 million of the committed Test-Pi applied toward token acquisition for 10 million IRRA tokens.
These results provided useful data and highlighted areas where the Launchpad experience needed improvement. A few of the findings are as follows:
Some Pioneers found it difficult to understand the relationship between, and the effect of, staking and committing.
The order of the staking and committing actions created drop-offs: some users staked Test-Pi but did not proceed to commit Test-Pi, or did not commit enough relative to their stake, to actually participate in the token acquisition process.
The first launch introduced too many moving parts and complexity around staking, committing, and how the two interact, making it harder for some users to decide how to allocate their intended participation amount.
A second Testnet token, SLICE, has been released to test these improvements, including through updates to the user interface, user experience, and the Launchpad mechanism. And, unlike the first test, SLICE is connected to a real working app, Slice of Pi, rather than a demo, enabling Pi to collect genuine engagement data that can better inform the Launchpad design ahead of a Mainnet version. Note that SLICE is a Testnet token and will never go onto Mainnet.
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