DOGE_DeFi // INTEL_MAP
v1 · 2026-06-09
┌─ DOGECOIN DeFi LANDSCAPE ─ INTELLIGENCE DOSSIER ────────────────────┐

The Dogecoin
DeFi Ecosystem

Who is building what across the three layers of "Doge DeFi" — DogeOS (zk app-layer), Dogechain (EVM sidechain), and DRC-20 / Doginals (native L1 inscriptions) — with official links, key people, capital, and every live opportunity. Documentation-first. Research-only.

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██ STATE OF DOGE DeFi · JUN 2026

LAYER A · DogeOS

The live story. An EVM + zkVM app layer settling to Dogecoin L1, built by the MyDoge team (Doge Labs), Polychain-backed. Pre-mainnet on the Chikyū testnet; App-Layer launch window Jun–Aug 2026. ~20 dApps building, mostly via two studios.

LAYER B · Dogechain

A separate EVM sidechain (Polygon Edge, est. 2022). Once the home of "Doge DeFi," it is now SUNSETTING — the team announced a wind-down (2026-06-08) with a ~60-day bridge window. ~$1.5M TVL. Its epitaph: "adoption never scaled" — the bear case DogeOS must beat.

LAYER C · DRC-20 / Doginals

Native Dogecoin inscriptions (BRC-20-style) on L1 itself. ~$4.2B cumulative mcap (Q1'26), led by Doge Labs' wallet/marketplace/launchpad stack. Culturally hot, structurally separate from the EVM layers.

⚠ These three are constantly conflated in community chatter. They are technically and organizationally distinct. The same parent — Doge Labs — sits behind both Layer A (DogeOS/MyDoge) and Layer C (Doginals infra).

██ ECOSYSTEM GRAPH

directed & typed relationships — arrows show direction · color = relationship type · click any node to read who funds / runs / builds / hosts it

██ CAPITAL → BUILDERS → PRODUCTS

money + build-effort flow · investors fund DogeOS → two studios (Chainsaw, Sofa Labs) + Doge Labs + independents ship the products · hover a flow

██ ECOSYSTEM BREAKDOWN

composition by layer · build-status distribution · category density · milestone timeline

██ CHIKYŪ TESTNET · BUILDER RESOURCES

official DogeOS test network — EVM-compatible · $DOGE gas · click any value to copy

NETWORK CONFIG
FAUCET TEST TOKENS · for DeFi builders

██ PROJECT REGISTER

filterable · sortable · click headers to sort · search by name/category/studio

██ PEOPLE & CAPITAL

KEY FIGURES
CAPITAL / BACKERS
◆ SEED ROUND

$6.9M (May 2025) led by Polychain Capital, with 6th Man Ventures and Bill Lee (Craft Ventures). No RaveDAO involvement — see Risk.

██ OPPORTUNITIES LEDGER

documented surfaces only · CONFIRMED = officially stated · SPECULATIVE = community inference, not promised · research-only, no endorsement

██ DOGEOS-WIDE STRATEGIC FOCUS

› The thesis
Turn idle DOGE held by ~tens of millions of wallets into a productive asset. DOGE has distribution and culture but no programmable economy; DogeOS supplies the app layer (DeFi, gaming, AI) while keeping settlement on Dogecoin.
› The tech bet
OP_CHECKZKP — a proposed Dogecoin Core opcode for native ZK-proof verification (Groth16→PLONK). If accepted, DogeOS's zkVM rollup settles trustlessly to Doge L1 rather than as a mere sidechain — the structural differentiator vs Dogechain.
› The distribution moat
MyDoge V3 wallet is the funnel: DeFi, swaps, quests, games and AI agents shipped to an existing DOGE user base. dApps (MOAR, Derps…) launch inside the wallet, not as standalone sites.
› Where value concentrates
Two studios — Chainsaw (MOAR, Derps) and Sofa Labs (DogeMuseum, Barkswap) — build most core DeFi/NFT primitives. Laika adds the token-issuance/staking stack (LaunchOS/StakeOS). Concentration of builders is a strength (coordination) and a risk (few points of failure).

██ SOURCE REGISTER

// Compiled 2026-06-09 · T1 official · T2 aggregator · T3 community. Links pending periodic live re-verification. Nothing here is financial advice or an endorsement; DogeOS has not announced a token — treat all "airdrop" framing as speculative.