DogeOS launches testnet for Dogecoin smart contracts

DogeOS launched a public testnet on Wednesday for a zero-knowledge rollup designed to bring EVM-compatible smart contracts to Dogecoin. The rollup settles its state to the Dogecoin network without changing Dogecoin’s base layer. DOGE serves as the native token for transaction fees. DogeOS is designed to support trading, lending, stablecoins, prediction markets and games. DogeOS currently uses a trusted execution environment, validators and a permissioned sequencer to secure the network. DogeOS CEO Jordan Jefferson said Dogecoin does not currently verify the rollup’s zero-knowledge proofs. Jefferson said bridge state transitions require valid proofs, signatures from a majority of validators and a trusted execution environment signer. Jefferson said the public testnet gives developers time to build and test applications while DogeOS validates the network. Jefferson said DogeOS would share its mainnet timeline after reaching further development milestones. DogeOS comes from the team behind the MyDoge wallet. DogeOS announced a $6.9 million funding round led by Polychain Capital in May 2025. Two months later, the DogeOS team proposed a Dogecoin Core upgrade that would let Dogecoin miners verify the rollup’s proofs directly. The proposed upgrade has not been implemented. Jefferson said in May that DogeOS was building an application layer to expand the Dogecoin ecosystem beyond its historical reliance on Elon Musk. Dogecoin Foundation director Timothy Stebbing said he hoped DogeOS would help spur new applications and become a gateway for the next 100 startups building on Dogecoin. DOGE traded around $0.094 at publication time, down 60% over the past year.