DERO: Privacy + Smart Contracts
DERO at present is code fork of Monero(Helium Hydra) with Bytecoin CryptoNote protocol.
DERO will be a completely new blockchain technology integrating cryptonote protocol for privacy and new smart contract controls on it's chain.
Dero will bring smart contracts on DERO blockchain.  
No ICO just hard POW mining Smiley

CryptoNote protocol implementation in Golang is almost complete. Pls check https://github.com/deroproject/derosuite

WHY DERO AND WHY SMART CONTRACTS NEED PRIVACY ?
In very simple and few words:
Assume you design a smart contract and integrate to access/authorize a building/open a door or any other service like asset-management/tickets/shares distribution based on smart contract.
Many would not like like to share/view details of all other users/customers who used/participated/access that contract/service.
I hope you too would like transparency in contract details but would not like to share/disclose your details to rest of the world.
On DERO blockchain smart contracts details are transparent on blockchain but not user details.

ALSO DERO STATUS UPDATE 105 Days[MARCH 23-2018 ]   
DERO GOLANG CRYPTONOTE ALPHA IMPLEMENTATION : http://seeds.dero.io/alpha/