The only bad outcome if not well handled is that certain members could attempt to abuse merit system (buy/sell merits) before participating so as to get more tokens
That is why it would be important to set the number of cbux to be released NOW, instead of just promising he will "burn" anything left of the
billion he will create. I have a feeling when he announces how many he is giving himself, interest will fade, so he will avoid setting the numbers until the project launches.