we can understand swaps etc. creates lots of problems. So we kept the wallet/seed structure same in new wallet to keep compatible with old wallet and network.

If you have your seed/keys you can do it at any point in the future (no rush)

There's no swap required, just restore your wallet in the new daemon and everything is waiting for you  

http://seeds.dero.io/alpha/

CryptoNight is the proof-of-work algo for the CryptoNote protocol

A change to the POW will not take longer at this time for Dero and has been on the radar for quite some time.

Hi ALL,
 First transaction created & transferred using Golang Dero wallet and accepted by DERO Mainnet Network successfully.
Just for historic records TXID : https://explorer.dero.io/tx/ad080e796ef82d73b2ee54d3133bc3b9d883910d03001296150d96f29547d01b
Tx has 1 Input and 1 Output, ie no change. Size 6.6KB. Transfer all from one wallet to another wallet was used.
CryptoNote Protocol Golang implementation is completed. Testing/auditing in progress.
CryptoNote Protocol is amazing & complex. Would like to thank and appreciate CryptoNote Protocol Developers.
DERO CryptoNote Protocol will have major changes from here in coming times as we evolve and implement Smart Contracts.
Thanks everyone for believing and supporting us, Hope to deliver one of the best and secure day to day utility Blockchain Technology.  

Thanks.
Regards.
Capt. D

Here is Dero's official statement regarding ASICs: We are aware of their existence and once the appropriate information is available we can deal with them. Without providing technical details we do have a fairly strong idea of how these are built and what they're built with.

Information will be shared publicly regarding exactly how these ASICs work once people around the world get their hands on them to take them apart. If by some small chance the CryptoNight community does not work together to solve this problem (that would be a FIRST) I will personally drop the $20,000 USD to buy the 3 well advertised ASICs to let our developers literally tear them apart and you can hold me to that.

Hello everyone,

For those of you who may not know me, I'm very fortunate to be the community manager for the Dero Project. This is a general update to let everyone know what's going on since we know not everyone has time to follow every post, join us in Slack, and so on (though we encourage you if you're interested).

*The recent fork issue is resolved to the point where we're encouraging all pool operators to go online. Individuals are no longer required to start their daemon using extra nodes and you may start by simply using derod again. There will be some continuing work to improve stability but the root cause has been discovered and fixed in both codebases.

*We have been accepted to SouthXchange, paid the listing fee, confirmed all of the details and are waiting to be listed now (several days have elapsed already ).

*The official pool is already in the process of undergoing a substantial hardware upgrade that will be accompanied by a software upgrade to preempt future requirements.

*The block explorer has been shifted to golang and will still require a few tweaks but is otherwise live and operational.

*The roadmap is still on track, including the Q1 roadmap with any recent hiccups seen in the network.

*There are several well known pools coming online to help provide exposure and further decentralize the network over the next 2 weeks.

Strongly agree - adding more communication channels shouldn't be a high priority right now. I know all the cool kids love Discord and the terrorists love Telegram but for an old countercultural type like myself a forum thread - ie, this - is best.

Looks like there's a lot of accusations and counters going on here. So, what's really happening with this project now, because I'd like to mine too - will even learn Linux to - but this....

I'm Elsewhere on the Zel Cash Discord.  We will be monitoring more frequently on this ANN thread in the future, it was discussed in the Dev meeting today and we need to do a better job of keeping up.  We have a very active Discord channel and didn't mean to overlook our friends here still monitoring the project.  We'll make an announcement here shortly on the progress we're making and our updated goals for the project.

I for one am very excited by the progress being made, new v3 wallet is syncing well, there are some tips for anyone still having problems or please visit our discord.  New wallets planned for MacOS among others.  We're working on the code base actively pushing forward for our Q3 deadline for Master Nodes and all the functionality that they will provide.  We also have a bi-weekly Saturday live meeting with the community to update progress, we've begun to tape these for reference on YouTube so anyone can watch at their leisure (next scheduled for Saturday March 3rd (time to be announced mid next week).  We're revamping the website and have several marketing campaigns in the works to get the more awareness.

Many thanks to the community, your criticism keeps us on point and your support makes us proud to be working with you.

Hello everyone!

I would like to enthusiastically announce that I've officially returned full time as the Community Manager with the Dero Project!

I've spent some time reviewing all of our official and many unofficial channels of communication to see what has been on your minds in my brief absence. I've compiled a list of requests, suggestions, and general feedback that I've added to my to do/to review lists. I will continue to be around all of our communication platforms as frequently as before to provide support and answer any questions you may have in an expeditious manner.

I can assure everyone that with negotiations settled I'm here for the long haul and I can't wait to be allowed to discuss all the remarkable progress the Dero team has been continuing to make when I'm permitted to do so.

Serena

Pls vote when free https://nextexchange.featureupvote.com/suggestions/5111/add-dero-cryptonote-privacy-smart-contracts