Hello everyone,

**My problem**
After hours of searching the web I can not find the answer to my dilemma. My problem is as follows: " WHY AM I GETTING 3,5 TIMES LESS SP FOR MY SBD!?", to my opinion this is just ridiculous. The curator should get a maximum of 25% of the up-vote reward and the author should get the other 75% (check my explanation on the voting rewards  <a href="https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@jean-paulc/how-do-steem-rewards-work">here</a>).

Luckily I do receive 75% of the up-vote reward, which gets divided in 50% SBD and 50% SP,  but I do not get 50% in SP I actually get a lot less! 

**Calculations**
My calculation is based on the following information:
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTjThhMAP9gxGEyZ1oCxshKrLbRKiEKrmsaGwLderzdwx/image.png)

Now the problem comes when you look at the other half which is suppose to be $4,85 SBD worth of SP. As you can see in the picture below Steem and SP are worth almost the same.
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYjSphKTYvYB57qBnC7FoPXnaDjzZM6swhk6z9nfWLrpN/image.png)

The difference between SBD and SP is 0,82 based on the rates of blocktrades, which is the transfer platform from Steemit.
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQFD5unxLjTh8fDwGHyhkvstuQdqP5V3zNyhK5F9ita6Q/image.png)

Since the reward is split up into two EVEN half's I should get SP at a rate of 0,82, but that is definitely not what I am receiving. As you can see in the picture below I am actually getting 3,977-1,36=2,637 SP less.
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeudaEktMueCCoxPb3spkuuD4Lq57yTEMeweYuNgRWCgH/image.png)

**Conclusion**
As a new blogger on Steemit I am kind of disappointed to see this happening. It makes up-voting bots not profitable, so getting your blogs high up in the "trending" page is going to cost you a lot. If that is not enough I also feel lied to by Steemit. When I started blogging I chose the 50%/50% reward division option, but that not what I am receiving.

(Note: one reason for this phenomenon could be that Steemit wants SBD to be around the same as one dollar, but then they should change the ratings on Blocktrades aswell. Paying a transfer rate of 0,82 but receiving one of 0,28 seems unfair.)

Thank you all for reading and I would love to see your opinion in the comment section! (ooh and do not forget to up-vote)

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