[DogeOS Launches Public Testnet: Dogecoin Gains EVM Application Layer, Lending, Perpetuals, and Stablecoin Projects Join as First Batch] According to a report by Decrypt on October 1, DogeOS opened its EVM-compatible application layer public testnet for Dogecoin (DOGE) on September 30. Transaction fees are paid in DOGE, and the faucet distributes 42.069 test DOGE daily. This layer is based on zkVM, operates independently of the underlying chain, and does not alter Dogecoin itself. The project was initiated by the MyDoge Wallet team. The first batch of projects under development includes the lending protocol Superposition Finance, perpetual trading platform Derps, CDP stablecoin USDoge, prediction market aggregator Snag, and game publisher PlaysOut. The official statement describes this as the beginning of Dogecoin's transition "from an asset to an ecosystem," though the mainnet launch date has not yet been announced.