So the OP asks for a pre-payment for something that doesn't exist yet?
A small number of people controlling a more productive technology will destroy the coin.
Other people are probably working to produce the same thing.
Why does this remind me of BFL and Avalon?
Because unabashed greed is everywhere these days. It seems people are only as civil as laws force them to be. I notice that the same few individuals jump all over stuff like this, paying their way for the opportunity to abuse cryptos and take as much as possible for themselves over others.