such questions for a prompt response should be asked in their chat. project idea isnt new and there are hundreds of competitors.
dont see anything technically interesting here.
Well, your post has lucidity but with a bit of pessimism! You have no guarantee that design will have the same fate as mentioned by you! It is true that most such projects have financial and real interests, do not solve and do not help at all! But I think XCOM deserves a try, the site is well done and developed. Dev knows the risks of creating cryptocurrency these days.