Right now it costs 70% of the upvote value. However, we'll add the discount soon which is currently about 30% max. The discount gets calculated of the account value of the user.
So by this we give cheaper upvotes to people who don't have a lot of money, but in return vote sellers (and us) receives less.
Yes you could upvote yourself and friends. But selling votes is still more profitable than curation alone.
Right now it costs 70% of the upvote value. However, we'll add the discount soon which is currently about 30% max. The discount gets calculated of the account value of the user.
So by this we give cheaper upvotes to people who don't have a lot of money, but in return vote sellers (and us) receives less.
Yes you could upvote yourself and friends. But selling votes is still more profitable than curation alone.