Well, according to @meno
It seems like splitting PALPOWER with STEEMPOWER not only makes sense for curating more accurately, but it also adds a layer of security to it all. In other words, it seems to be a win/win scenario.
And it works like HF21, 50%/50% (curation/author).
The good thing is that you win STEEM/SBD and PAL. Not bad, right?
They have to know what they doing, I mean palnet people. From the beggining, they've always helped minnows.
Keep in touch! 