This is precisely why Hive doesn't attract large numbers of users. What you're essentially saying is:
PLAY THE MONEY GAME HARD
OR GET THE FUCK OUT!
That's NOT at all what the majority of people seek out of a platform proclaiming itself to be SOCIAL. The money should be the bonus element and not the BURDEN.
Even your mission to boost comments seems more of a chore upon users rather than an organic quality of the network. It's definitely a good endeavor but shouldn't that be the standard of SOCIAL instead of a quota demand?