DogeOS testnet opens on September 30, 2026: What it means for the Dogecoin price

Published on 10/16/2026 at 18:38 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

DogeOS had a USD 6.9 million funding round. The Dogecoin price is 0.081391 USD on October 16, 2026, up 3.73 percent.

Network utility and fund demand

On September 30, 2026, DogeOS opened a public test network using DOGE for application fees.
Dogecoin ETFs held 14.9 million USD in assets after recording zero net flows through October 12, 2026.
The Dogecoin price stands at 0.081391 USD as of October 16, 2026, 3.73 percent above the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.

Dogecoin, XCRYPTODOGE4, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Dogecoin (DOGE) gained a new application layer when DogeOS opened a public test network on September 30, 2026. The Dogecoin price stands at 0.081391 USD as of October 16, 2026, 3.73 percent above the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.

DogeOS opens a public test network

According to Crypto.news, DogeOS opened a public testnet on September 30, 2026. A testnet is a trial blockchain environment, and the network uses DOGE as a fee token for proposed trading, lending and stablecoin applications.

CoinDesk reported on October 1, 2026, that the first version relies on selected operators, protected hardware and a security council. DogeOS plans to let Dogecoin miners verify the system through a proposed Dogecoin Core upgrade, but the proposal has no activation date.

Ground News reported that the project had backing from a USD 6.9 million funding round announced in May 2025. The testnet therefore adds a developer-focused use case to a network historically centered on payments, while its initial security model remains separate from native Dogecoin miner verification.

Dogecoin ETFs hold USD 14.9 million

US spot Dogecoin exchange-traded funds, which hold the underlying asset in regulated fund structures, recorded zero net flows on every October trading day through October 12, 2026, according to Wealthier Today. The products held USD 14.9 million in assets, below the USD 15.6 million investors had contributed since launch.

Zero net flow measures fund creations and redemptions rather than every purchase or sale of existing ETF shares, Wealthier Today reported on October 13, 2026. That distinction leaves the October figure as a measure of new fund demand, not a complete record of trading in DOGE.

DOGE market data on October 16, 2026

According to Investing.com, DOGE trades at 0.081391 USD as of October 16, 2026, 3.73 percent above the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026. The daily high is 0.082859 USD and the daily low for the UTC day is 0.080969 USD. Market capitalization is 12.76 billion USD, ranking Dogecoin 11th, while 24-hour volume is 1.17 billion USD and circulating supply is 156.35 billion DOGE.