DogeOS Overview
Welcome to the DogeOS docs!
DogeOS is a security-focused scaling solution for Dogecoin, using innovations in scaling design and zero knowledge proofs to build a new layer on Dogecoin. The DogeOS network is more accessible, more responsive and can support more users at once than Dogecoin alone. If you’ve ever used or developed an application on Ethereum, you’ll be right at home on DogeOS.
Want to try out the DogeOS testnet with free assets before using DogeOS? Check out our User Guide.
What is DogeOS building?
DogeOS is building the technology to scale Dogecoin.
While Ethereum is the leading blockchain network for powering decentralized applications, its popularity also brings higher costs, creating a barrier to adoption for the next wave of users and developers.
Leveraging cutting-edge research in zero knowledge (”zk”) proofs , DogeOS is building an Application Layer rollup network on Dogecoin. The team, in open-source collaboration with others in the Dogecoin community, has created a “zkEVM” that allows for all activity on the network, which behaves just like Ethereum, to be secured by the Dogecoin blockchain. The network publishes all of the transactions to Celestia, and the zkEVM creates and publishes cryptographic “proofs” that the DogeOS network is following the rules of Dogecoin.
Ultimately, the Dogecoin blockchain verifies that every transaction on DogeOS is valid for these proofs, lending the network incredible security, decentralization, and censorship resistance. This level of security and scalability for Dogecoin is only possible with recent breakthroughs in zero knowledge cryptography, blockchain protocol design, and hardware acceleration.
For more information on our architecture, see DogeOS Architecture (comining soon!)
Can I use DogeOS today?
DogeOS testnet is live! Although we have a comprehensive guide, if you’re familiar with using Ethereum, you can get started in minutes:
- Visit our Bridge and connect your wallet
- Send DOGE from Dogecoin testnet to DogeOS (or use a DogeOS Testnet faucet)
Where is DogeOS headed?
We’ve released our testnet on Dogecoin, but there’s still more work to do. Next up — decentralizing each component of the stack. To stay up to date, follow along in our Discord or on 𝕏.
