"the acquired project will not continue"
what you mean by
"the acquired project will not continue" have any news, will change the name or what?
the acquired project itself will not continue only the DRK project will move forward under a new name
ie coin will live? nothing except the name and developers will not change?
all the dashcoins in safety?
Your coins are fine, of course. If you want the code to be upgraded/maintained/fixed(if it breaks), you better find a new developer to do it, because the original developer has sold out and the acquirer has said he won't be continuing it.