If you read only the last two pages of this thread before commenting, you would know that Bitsend developer replied to this thread recently (taking into consideration the latest frequency ) and there is a new update on Github (new wallet version). So to say Bitsend is already dead is still way too fast in my opinion.
Of course, development looks not promising, additionally, there was a lot of time (at least a couple of months, if not more) when the team was totally silent, but we can only hope that they will continue with this project. I also thought a few months ago that this is indeed the end for Bitsend, but after this latest news and update, there is still some hope left in me, that Bitsend finally will recover from this bad situation we all are in, as bag holders.
I still don't understand why the team did nothing for so long and watched how this great project dropped from the top to the latest positions in the cryptocurrencies rankings.
It is just hard to watch that shitcoins, I don't even know and are worth no attention are standing better as Bitsend in rankings and price-wise.
I think they do not hurry too much because now is not the right time for small altcoin projects. Only a few alts have a positive and stable trend.
I guess dev team trying to prepare everyhing and ready waiting for next bull run. if it is.
in that glorious time, devs are very active with the loss of value and they have lost the ambition to maintain it regularly.