Overview

DERO is a privacy-centric, scalable, and decentralized application platform designed to empower developers to build secure and unstoppable applications while ensuring users retain full control over their assets and data privacy. Built entirely from scratch in Golang, not as a fork of any other blockchain, DERO introduces a unique homomorphically encrypted blockchain protocol (DHEBP) that combines advanced cryptography with an account-based model. This innovation enables fast, private, and efficient transactions without exposing sensitive information. Account balances and user data remain encrypted on-chain, ensuring that only account owners can decrypt and access their information. The network supports 18-second block times, providing instant synchronization and rapid transaction finality. DERO's architecture prioritizes both privacy and scalability, allowing it to support enterprise-level decentralized applications (dApps) while maintaining transparency where necessary. Its wallets are designed to prevent double-spending by allowing only one open transaction at a time, which is immediately settled within the same block. The project also pioneers self-signed TLS encryption for all network communications, protecting participants from eavesdropping, tampering, and data integrity threats. Through this combination of privacy-preserving technology, homomorphic encryption, and secure infrastructure, DERO aims to serve individuals and enterprises globally, offering a new paradigm of confidential, high-performance blockchain applications.

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