According to ChainCatcher citing The Block, DogeOS founder and CEO Jordan Jefferson said the project’s mainnet is “very, very close” to launch, though he did not provide a date. The EVM-compatible application layer is designed to let developers build apps and DeFi features on Dogecoin. Jefferson said the first version is complete and has been audited, and the team is focused on launching the mainnet.

Jefferson said DogeOS aims to give DOGE holders more ways to use the coin, potentially including games and other ways to earn Doge. More than 100 developers are involved, and the team is supporting them and advancing integrations with wallets, exchanges and other protocols. The update follows the launch of Dogecoin Labs last month, bringing together developers and product teams from DogeOS, the Dogecoin Foundation and House of Doge. Jefferson said the initiative aims to fund core developers, as Dogecoin is too large to rely on donations indefinitely.