Hello 👋 there, I agree with your 1st point BUT publish0x as it is just a website does not compete with HIVE.
Concerning the other point, I actually think the opposite as some Crypto companies could just see this as a marketing tool such as airdrop, contests, giveaways but in a more sustainable way.
And as Publish0x grows in users and views, it will leverage its marketing capabilities.
This is actually something we could consider on HIVE if we had a way to have someone making deals with BAT or LRC...
Interesting. I'll investigate further.