Dogecoin Introduces Major Upgrade with Cardinals Index Node as Analysts Eye $1.54 Rally

Dogecoin has rolled out the Cardinals Index Node, a major technical enhancement designed to improve transaction validation and network ￰0￱ new addition allows anyone to run a node, process on-chain transactions, and support distributed ledger indexing at much higher speeds. Consequently, the development moves Dogecoin closer to achieving stronger decentralization while also expanding its functional scope beyond ￰1￱ Index Node Expands Network Capability The Cardinals Index Node enables faster indexing reaching up to 500 milliseconds allowing data to be organized and retrieved with improved speed and ￰2￱ efficiency, this feature broadens participation by allowing more users to operate validation ￰3￱ a result, the network becomes more decentralized and ￰4￱ upgrade could transform the way Dogecoin’s UTXO-based system handles ￰5￱ introduces “smart contract-like” functionalities without requiring Layer 2 extensions or compatibility with Ethereum’s EVM.

Hence, developers may soon use Dogecoin to deploy on-chain tools similar to those in more advanced programmable ￰6￱ and New Technical Proposals Strengthen Development Earlier this year, Dogecoin introduced DogeOS , a platform for creating decentralized applications directly on the main ￰7￱ system supports various use cases, including blockchain games and AI-driven financial ￰8￱ initiative reflects Dogecoin’s broader goal of evolving from a simple payment network into a full-fledged development ￰9￱ July, the team behind DogeOS also proposed OP_CHECKZKP, a mechanism introducing zero-knowledge proofs and ￰10￱ cryptographic features could significantly improve transaction scalability and ￰11￱ to developers, the proposal aims to make Dogecoin more competitive with next-generation blockchain frameworks by strengthening both security and ￰12￱ Outlook and Market Momentum Dogecoin’s price reflects optimism surrounding these ￰13￱ around $0.261 , DOGE has gained 1.42% in 24 hours and 12.25% over the past ￰14￱ analyst Trader Tardigrade identified two strong technical signals indicating that a “programmed” rally might already be ￰15￱ noted that the current price structure resembles the June–July pattern, when DOGE consolidated after a sharp decline before breaking out strongly.