DogeOS Unveils Chikyū Public Testnet, Bringing Ethereum-Compatible Apps to Dogecoin

DogeOS, the application layer for Dogecoin, has launched its public testnet called Chikyū. This Ethereum-compatible testnet allows developers to build applications on DOGE using familiar software. The testnet uses test DOGE to pay transaction fees, enabling projects to develop lending services, trading platforms, and a cryptocurrency-backed stablecoin.

DogeOS plans to secure its system with mathematical proofs and eventually have Dogecoin's own network verify them. However, for now, the network relies on validators, a trusted execution environment, and a permissioned sequencer to check these proofs.

DogeOS wants to give Dogecoin's miners the role of verifying application proofs through an upgrade to Dogecoin Core, known as OP_CHECKZKP. This proposal would allow computers on Dogecoin to check proofs that calculations performed elsewhere were correct.