Call it for what it is:
We have been scammed.
Get rid of the foundation.
Reward the developers and hire a marketing team.
Foundation is just a black hole for $$$.
NEMSecretariatOffice: "...We saw very little accountability for funds and questionable ROI, leading to a burn rate of 9 million XEM per month."
Maybe true, maybe not.
It is true that honey entices bees and other insects.
Among of them exist, sometimes, individuals who are more concerned about their personal benefits than the community.
That has been seen in many big, international companies.
If the NEM Foundation has been on the wrong rails, it is quite quickly corrected - it is much easier than turning big ships.
You do realize NEM was not meant to be a corporation with a CEO. It is a decentralized cryptocurrency, that's why the initial stake giveaway/sale.
I opposed the foundation when it started and thought it was a bad idea. And here we are now
The "foundation" hardly appears here to talk with the initial stake holders, they have ignored us and drowned our voices.
I say down with this "foundation" and fund development/marketing instead of enriching a couple of "sales managers"
Price of NEM would have been higher now, but the "foundation" decided to burn ~9 million NEM a month.