the coin is dead,
no, this coin is not dead, it keeps his value, it's tradeable and it have trading volume.
Besides it's attractive token for crypto investors, low price and it never been pumped, DEV could be MIA(missing in action), but tokens are still there, and always will.
In he business of crypto, there is hardly anything as important as the community. Once you loose there confidence, no matter how ingenious your project/concept is, u ve lost. That said, a company who doesnt deem carrying its community along as very vital, its a red flag