Man. I must have tried writing a response now three times. I can respond to your questions, but I don't think I have the knowledge to give you a concrete answer about how this stuff works right now.

@trostparadox, @calumam, @proofofbrainio would you guys mind responding? Your knowledge is definitely better than mine on the topic of beneficiaries.

However, someone we know is currently having an AMA session. I have addressed your questions there because he pretty much knows everything Hive-related. At least, I think he does.

Here's a link to his post: Ask Me Anything - Marky Edition - November 2021

Here are the questions I asked him:

Are there any articles that discuss how the beneficiary process works?
If I sent someone as a beneficiary, are they a beneficiary of ALL an article's rewards?
Does setting a beneficiary take from the author's rewards or TOTAL article rewards?
If posting from a tribe-specific front end, does setting a beneficiary only affect that tribe token's awards?
I've asked a lot of question in this article. Sorry, I couldn't help it.