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Making clear the repo status per ipfs/boxo#218

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 > go-merkledag implements the 'DAGService' interface and adds two ipld node types, Protobuf and Raw 
 
-## Lead Maintainer
+## Status
 
-[Steven Allen](https://github.com/Stebalien)
+❗ This repo is not actively maintained and it should ideally be deprecated.  
+The version that is still used within Kubo lives in https://github.com/ipfs/boxp/tree/main/ipld/merkledag 
 
 ## Table of Contents