EOS numbers and funds are still so confusing.. all I can get from the interview regarding eos funding is that they have enough and there is room for Dan to achieve the project's purposes, but he almost feels like Wenger to me.. sitting on money reluctant about talent, instead of assuming risks and going for the best talent in order to achieve his goals faster!.
Besides for it being used as a currency to trade, the coins will also be used to secure the network by staking them in the EOS wallet in exchange for a return % of the block rewards generated every block cycle. EOS holders will also see value when projects built on the eos.io software distribute some of their new tokens through an airdrop using a snapshot of your wallet.