I think a 1.2X early bird advantage is hardly worth the risk.    If I had known that 2nd stage investments have the potential to achieve upto 80% equity stake in a project that (if realized) will be many orders of magnitude farther along, vetted, tested by the community and explained by the time the 2nd round funding is ready to end.    I would have absolutely bookmarked this thread and visited it in a few weeks to 'see what happened'.    There is no way I would have locked up any resources in this until later if/ever.  Crypto moves 24/7 and rewards the quick.   Not those locked up in escrow for weeks/months at only a 20% advantage to those that had weeks more time to use btc for other pursuits.

Hindsight is always 20/20,  I will concede that I think the devs are making the best choice they can come up with quickly to look forward to a healthier coin.    And I also know there is no point arguing about risks with people who have not even bought into this coin yet.  With 'hope' the Early adopters will become a very small part of this community.  And there is no point in spreading negativity in a community that is only going to get increasingly hostile to early adopting interests.

Lets hope that 2nd round funding goes extremely well and gets 100's+  BTC
That everyone uses Escrow, EVERYONE USES ESCROW!
That the devs march forward and keep us involved in this project every step
And that this community grows

I strongly disapprove of the potential reality this new outline could produce if 2nd round investment is very small as I suspect/fear it will be.

However I choose to support the devs in making a difficult and diplomatic decision.  

+ OKAY to the new plan.