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real crypto, you get half of the upvote and half goes to the curator, after 7 days you get paid and then you can exchange it on leodex, here a blog post that I think covers it

https://inleo.io/@zestimony/rewards-on-hive-all-you

Thank you, I'm reading it.

Yes you will get rewarded in crypto and that crypto can be converted into cash

Yep, that's the profit when someone votes for you in this world.

They become so on the 7th day. 😉