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Still wondering why you haven’t received your Pi validator rewards yet?

This video from September 2022 quietly explained it all — and it’s even more important now in 2025.

Let’s break it down:

Back in 2022, there were about 2.6 million people who passed KYC.

Now in 2025, over 20 million people have passed — that’s 8 times more!

But doing KYC for millions of people isn’t easy.

Everyone who’s “stuck” in KYC is stuck for a different reason:

Their name doesn’t match

Their photo isn’t clear

The system had a problem

Each issue needs a custom fix. So resubmitting KYC only works for some people, and fixing all these issues takes time.

Now about validators — the people who help check KYC.

Whenever someone passes KYC, 1 Pi is taken and added to a pool to reward validators.

But here’s the important part:

Validators also earn Pi for correct rejections, because getting it right is more important than just saying “yes.”

In 2022, there were about 700,000 validators.

If that number grew like KYC did, there could now be over 5 million validators!

That’s millions of people who helped review others — and are still waiting for their Pi rewards.

So why the wait?

Because Pi wants to pay fairly, not just fast.

Early validators had it harder:

More people failed KYC

More chance of mistakes

More difficult reviews

Later validators got easier cases.

To make rewards fair, Pi is collecting all the work and will pay only when:

The KYC system is steady

The risk of fraud is low

Everything is double-checked for fairness

What’s next?

Validation will use both humans and AI:

AI handles the easy stuff

Humans review tricky cases

This means:

Fewer validators needed per KYC

Smarter reviews

Higher Pi rewards for harder work

As AI gets better, reviews will be faster — and rewards will grow.

So if you’re still waiting as a validator:

You haven’t been forgotten.

You helped build the Pi network’s trust.