I don't like the look of things with Synereo/AMP. They're already selling AMP at an inflated price, since it was going for .00031 on Sept 19, and could be had for as low as .00029 yesterday. Even with a 1,000 AMP bonus, .00033 isn't a great price.

After the bonus round, there's no real incentive to buy AMP at their asking price.

I don't think they'll be around for the long-run. When AMP bottoms out, I might pick some up to trade, hoping for a bounce, but I won't be risking more than .2 BTC.

But on topic with the article, your friend will probably be ok and should probably get his AMP...eventually.