- DogeOS launched a public testnet for its EVM-compatible application layer on Dogecoin on Sept. 30.
- Testnet fees are paid in DOGE, with teams building a lending protocol, perpetual exchange, stablecoin, and prediction market aggregator.
- No mainnet launch date has been set yet.
DogeOS opened the public testnet for its Dogecoin application layer on Wednesday, according to a press release. A testnet is a trial network where developers test applications before real money is involved.
Jackson Palmer and Billy Markus created Dogecoin in 2013 as a joke, functioning as a peer-to-peer digital currency. Since then it has evolved into a multi-billion dollar network, a social symbol, and a serious investment for some.
Technically, DogeOS aims to add what Ethereum is known for: apps. Dogecoin serves as the ledger, while DogeOS builds software on top as a separate layer rather than changing the coin itself.
Its documentation describes it as an “Application Layer rollup network on Dogecoin” running on a zkVM, which generates cryptographic proofs that transactions are valid. It is also EVM-compatible, meaning smart contracts and tools built for Ethereum work there too.
Fees on the testnet are paid in DOGE, the native coin of the Dogecoin network. The faucet gives 42.069 test DOGE per day on DogeOS.
The release lists teams already building: Superposition Finance is a lending protocol, Derps is a perpetual exchange, USDoge is a CDP stablecoin, and Snag is a prediction market aggregator. PlaysOut, a mini-game publisher, planned about 15 Doge-themed casual games by the end of 2025.
DogeOS founder and CEO Jordan Jefferson framed the launch as a shift: “Today marks the beginning of Dogecoin’s evolution from asset to ecosystem.” Dogecoin Foundation director Timothy Stebbing added: “L1 ledger purity must stay intact while we introduce utility one layer above, and that is what DogeOS represents to me.”
Changing Dogecoin itself is slow. The DogeOS team submitted a proposal in July 2025 to bring zero-knowledge proofs to the base layer, but Dogecoin has no formal on-chain governance, requiring contributor review, community discussion, security audits, and miner signaling. Dogecoin has fallen about 75% since its all-time high and remains in a confirmed bearish trend, even as multiple Dogecoin ETFs have launched.
The release sets no date for a mainnet launch, the live version that would run with real money.
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