Dogecoin may have started as a joke, but this upgrade is not one.
Dogeos, the application layer developed by the MyDoge portfolio team, submitted a formal proposal to Dogecoin Core which introduces a new Opcode which would allow the network to check the proof of zero knowledge (ZKPS) natively.
The developers aim to transform an unused part of the script system into a tool that can verify cryptographic evidence, starting with “Groth16” (a specific type of evidence widely used in ZK systems) and by allowing future upgrades.
This would allow Dogecoin to support more advanced and out -of -chain applications, such as Rollups and smart contracts, while maintaining the speed and simplicity of the main channel.
The approach is modular by design because evidence systems are selectable in mode, and Opcode behavior is strictly opt. If the proof checks, the script takes place; Otherwise, he fails. The ancient nodes remain compatible, dealing with the opcode as a non-operation. No surprise forks, no VM bloating.
“The OP_CHECKZKP proposal marks a major technical step for DOGECOIN,” wrote the DOGEOS team in the proposal. “It extends the blockchain of evidence of work from a basic payment system in a platform capable of taking charge of DEFI, game, identity and other verifiable applications on the channel.”
Unlike the VM model of Ethereum, the vision of Dogecoin is minimal and pragmatic: the calculation remains outside chain; Dogecoin simply checks the receipts.
“Dogecoin wins the ability to integrate into ZK L2S is the type of interoperability we need to build a public ecosystem service,” said Tim Stebbing, director of the Dogecoin Foundation. “This allows the L1 to focus on being the fastest, most fun and funny blockchain and the means of exchange for all humanity.”
Dogeos also said that it was developing an EVM compatible ZKVM – a virtual machine that will allow native Ethereum applications to operate directly on the Dogecoin infrastructure.
However, none of this comes without compromise. The verification of Groth16 evidence takes 10 to 20 ms, and you cannot pile up hundreds of evidence in a block of 1 MB without having delays in validation.
This is why the proposal includes strict limits of a ZKP per script, five per block, at least for the start. This decision comes as an institutional interest for Doge Riles during last week, companies like Bit Origin obtaining up to $ 500 million in funding to build a Dogecoin Treasury.
