Dogecoin

<h2 id="header-0">Dogecoin News</h2>
DogeOS, the application layer built for Dogecoin, opened its public testnet on Sept. 30.&nbsp;
The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/30/3372073/0/en/dogeos-opens-public-testnet-as-builders-bring-new-apps-to-dogecoin.html">launch </a>gives developers an EVM-compatible environment to build and test applications ahead of a future mainnet release, with Dogecoin (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/dogecoin/">DOGE</a>) serving as the native token for transaction fees.
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The network is structured as a zero-knowledge rollup that settles its state back to the Dogecoin blockchain, leaving Dogecoin's base layer unchanged. DogeOS currently secures the network using a trusted execution environment, a set of validators, and a permissioned sequencer.
<h2 id="header-1">How the Network Verifies Transactions</h2>
Dogecoin does not yet verify zero-knowledge proofs on its own, DogeOS CEO Jordan Jefferson said. Bridging state transitions between DogeOS and Dogecoin currently requires valid proofs alongside signatures from a majority of the network's validators and a designated hardware-based signer.
A future upgrade to Dogecoin Core is planned to let Dogecoin miners verify those execution proofs directly, removing the current reliance on the trusted execution setup. That upgrade has not yet been implemented. DogeOS submitted a formal proposal for it in July 2025, roughly two months after closing its funding round.
DogeOS comes from the team behind the MyDoge wallet. The project raised $6.9 million in a funding round led by Polychain Capital in May 2025, which it used to build out the<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/smart-contract"> application layer</a> now entering public testing.
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<h2 id="header-2">Builders Target Trading, Lending, and Games&nbsp;</h2>
The DogeOS ecosystem already includes projects working across several categories. Barkswap is developing a liquidity engine, Superposition Finance is building a lending protocol, and Derps is working on a perpetual exchange. Split Markets is building non-liquidatable options, while USDoge is developing a collateralized-debt-position<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/stablecoin"> stablecoin</a>.
Additional teams are building a prediction market aggregator, two separate token launchpads, and several games and consumer applications. Jefferson said the testnet gives builders a place to turn ideas for Dogecoin into working products, adding that the ecosystem is addressing gaps in markets, financial tools, and games that Dogecoin has lacked.
Timothy Stebbing, director of the Dogecoin Foundation, said the<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary/mainnet"> mainnet</a> launch that follows this testnet phase could serve as a foundation for a new wave of development on Dogecoin, framing the project as a way to add programmable utility while keeping the underlying Dogecoin ledger unchanged.
DogeOS said it expects to share a mainnet timeline once the project reaches its next development milestone, with additional developer tools and ecosystem integrations planned as the testnet matures.

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