The Dogecoin community develops the Cardinals tool to implement UTXO model smart contract functionality

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Dogecoin community is building a decentralized indexing client called Cardinals, which introduces structured data to the UTXO model, enabling non-EVM chains to gain smart contract-like capabilities. This tool supports operations such as token issuance, exchange, and options trading on UTXO, and can execute business logic through inscriptions.

Users can run this indexing client on desktop or mobile devices, achieving fully decentralized operation of full nodes. This technological breakthrough provides an extension solution for smart contract behavior on UTXO blockchains without relying on EVM.