It looks like Utilitycoin is (currently) under new management. The UTIL developer has hit a rough patch and as a result, he has gone quiet over the past week or so. As the Utilitycoin team badly needed someone to step in and manage the coin, Dan Metcalf took it upon himself to offer a helping hand.
There is some clarification in order before we go on though : Dan Metcalf is NOT taking over Utilitycoin development. He is merely managing the coin and finishing some of their completed and partial code which is to be implemented in the near future.