The proposal merges the two coins and they'll keep whatever stake they had, but in Darkcoin instead. It's the first "coin-merge" to ever happen in crypto.
Absolutely brilliant! Moreover, the "coin-merge" is a stroke of PR genius as well.
Just read the document (
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HrGDKKtr5cKKE8Iu7aOw1vXbVTGk9078sQaWlprZYrs/edit) and it makes full sense. I command Evan for being so respectful toward these guys and their efforts and for totally disregarding Market Cap discrepancy. They would be welcomed with open arms.
nitpicking note: a typo at the bottom of document, it says
a privacy-cenric (a missing "t")