At the start of the new year, the Pi Network team has been very active. The latest news is that they have launched a brand new developer library, with a very straightforward core selling point — integrating Pi payment functionality takes only about ten minutes, significantly reducing onboarding costs.

The brilliance of this library lies in packaging the Pi SDK and backend API together, so developers no longer need to juggle two separate systems, saving time and effort. On the surface, it appears to be just an upgrade of tools, but the underlying logic is quite interesting: simplifying repetitive tasks like payment integration allows developers to focus on refining the product itself rather than getting stuck in the onboarding process.

This approach also reflects the development philosophy of the Pi ecosystem — not spending heavily on marketing, but attracting more applications through lowering development barriers, gradually building a more practical ecosystem. In simple terms, it aims to drive ecosystem expansion through innovative tooling, which is meaningful for the project's long-term development.