DogeOS opens public testnet for Dogecoin applications

DogeOS announced on Wednesday that its public testnet is open to developers. The EVM-compatible application layer lets teams build and test finance, gaming and consumer applications around Dogecoin ahead of an eventual mainnet launch. The application layer is designed to operate without changing Dogecoin's underlying Layer-1 network. Projects in development include Barkswap, a liquidity engine, and Superposition Finance, a lending protocol. They also include Derps, a perpetual exchange, Split Markets, an options platform, and USDoge, a stablecoin based on collateralized debt positions. Other projects cover prediction markets, token launchpads, games and consumer applications. DogeOS founder and CEO Jordan Jefferson said the teams are building markets, financial tools, games and other ways to use Dogecoin. Dogecoin Foundation director Timothy Stebbing said DogeOS could support new utility development and potentially serve as a gateway for the next 100 startups building around Dogecoin. Stebbing said Dogecoin's Layer-1 network should remain simple while developers build additional functionality above it. DogeOS said more developer tools, integrations and ecosystem projects are expected as the testnet develops. Crypto chart analyst Trader Tardigrade said Dogecoin's monthly chart has entered an accumulation zone that has appeared only once every few years. Trader Tardigrade pointed to similar periods in 2015-2017, 2019-2020 and 2022-2023, when DOGE consolidated with a depressed relative strength index before later rising. DOGE remains in that zone in 2026, with subdued momentum and consolidation resembling previous accumulation phases.