DogeOS Opens Testnet for Smart Contracts on Dogecoin

DogeOS has opened a public testnet for an application layer that supports Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible smart contracts on Dogecoin. Developers can use the testnet to build applications for trading, lending, stablecoins, prediction markets and blockchain games.

The application layer uses a zero-knowledge rollup. This system processes transactions outside the main blockchain and sends transaction data or cryptographic proofs back for settlement. DogeOS plans to settle application state on the Dogecoin network.

Dogecoin does not currently verify DogeOS zero-knowledge proofs directly. During the testnet, the system uses trusted execution environments, validators and a permissioned sequencer to coordinate activity. Bridge state changes require valid proofs, validator signatures and approval from a trusted execution environment signer.

The testnet precedes any potential mainnet launch and will allow developers to test the network infrastructure and applications. DogeOS has proposed an upgrade to Dogecoin Core that would enable native verification of zero-knowledge proofs, but the upgrade has not been implemented.

DogeOS raised $6.9 million in 2025 in a funding round led by Polychain Capital. The project has identified decentralized finance, stablecoins, prediction markets and blockchain games as potential uses for the network.

DOGE was trading at about $0.0942 on Oct. 1, according to CoinGecko data. The token was up 0.08% over 24 hours and 1.90% over seven days. Its market capitalization was approximately $14.71 billion.