{"id":369896,"date":"2019-01-31T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T20:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=369896"},"modified":"2019-03-11T20:37:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T20:37:14","slug":"hack-crypto-winter-nem-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/hack-crypto-winter-nem-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"1-Month Left of Funding: Hack and Crypto Winter Deal NEM a Major Blow"},"content":{"rendered":"
The current bear market, or Crypto Winter as it is often referred to, has forced many solid projects to lay off employees and take a good hard look at their operational expenses and cash flow in order to make necessary changes to survive.<\/span><\/p>\n One particular cryptocurrency had an especially bad year, and due to the impact of an extremely high-profile exchange hack<\/a> and the arduous bear market, the development team supporting the project is down to their final month of funding, and are throwing a Hail Mary in order to survive. <\/span><\/p>\n In a \u201cmessage to the community\u201d posted by the NEM Foundation<\/a> on the project developer\u2019s official forum, the team behind the NEM cryptocurrency revealed they were \u201cfacing challenging budget decisions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n According to the post, the NEM Foundation<\/a> team has been meeting a few times per week since December after the bear market reached new lows<\/a>. The NEM Foundation devised a major restructuring of their C-level executive team, and required individual teams to begin reporting into the new executive structure with an added focus on \u201creporting metrics and delivering ROI.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The NEM Foundation further explained that they were faced with the difficult reality of \u201chaving one month left in funding,\u201d and would be forced to \u201cput everything on hold,\u201d and wouldn\u2019t be able to \u201csupport\u201d the team\u2019s current \u201cheadcount,\u201d suggesting that layoffs are looming.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Reading |\u00a0Crypto Exchanges Begin to Shutdown: Bear Market in Full Force<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The NEM Foundation has a plan, though. They are proposing a new budget based on a reduced burn rate. The team claims that it will allow them to \u201cdeliver ambitious results with responsible use of reserves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe are in a tough spot like many others in this space. It is our duty to act quickly to ensure the longevity of the NEM Foundation ecosystem and development,\u201d the message revealed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEMofficial\/status\/80995584<\/p>\n The NEM Foundation remains steadfast in their belief that they \u201ccan solve this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Like the NEM Foundation, many others have suffered during the bear market. Ethereum-focused blockchain startup incubator ConsenSys<\/a> and even the billion-dollar Bitmain<\/a> were forced to lay off staff as a result of revenue streams drying up.<\/span><\/p>\n However, NEM was hit especially hard during the 2018 bear market, and its extension into 2019 could deal a death blow to the project.<\/span><\/p>\n The fall from grace began after Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck<\/a> was hacked, losing a record $530 million in NEM<\/a> tokens. The theft is the largest the industry has ever experienced, and set off a chain reaction of regulatory changes following the country\u2019s Financial Services Agency taking a closer look into exchanges in the region.<\/span><\/p>\nNEM Foundation: \u201cOne Month Left in Funding\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n
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NEM Begins 2018 in Top Ten Crypto, Falls From Grace After Hack<\/span><\/h2>\n