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+⚠️**Deprecated**⚠️: `asset-transfer-api` and `asset-transfer-api-registry` been deprecated and are no longer actively maintained.
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+Please use [✨ParaSpell✨](https://paraspell.github.io/docs/) instead. The ParaSpell asset registry can be found [here](https://github.com/paraspell/xcm-tools/blob/main/packages/assets/src/maps/assets.json) or accessed directly as [a packaged via npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@paraspell/assets).
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+Additional information can be found in [this GitHub issue](https://github.com/paritytech/asset-transfer-api/issues/652).
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