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+# Unmaintained ⚠️
+
+CosmWasmJS is outdated and unmaintained. See https://medium.com/cosmwasm/dev-note-2-why-we-are-sunsetting-cosmwasmjs-61d8706418e6.
+There is no 1:1 alternative but https://cosmology.tech/ might be a helpful resource for bootstrapping dapps with wallet connections.
+The code here serves as a historical reference. We hope it is useful one way or another.
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