What I will say about the Leo crew is that they are always trying something... so you get the impression they are going places.
The idea of subscriptions is cool, but I have to wonder whether there are enough content consumers relative to content creators to make it viable for more than a few people... I read lots of stuff every day, but the only content I pay for is a couple of artists via their Patreon...
that's the age old problem with hive as a whole. we need much more consumers!