![pic37.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbjxPtZu5z2fv9gWiPPWZHsJbJ8Mkj2nM6XmY8HpsuRYV/pic37.png) ^{This question was asked in Quora and I have answered this question in Quora, shared in Twitter and additionally I am also submitting the same answer to this question as a backup in Steem blockchain.}

If you visit your Steem wallet page, you can notice that just below Steem Power it is written as “Influence tokens which give you more control over post payouts and allow you to earn on curation rewards.”. ![pic38.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTz6kzCXaci4Bn3AhRnd5Zc8iHbwe5Jt7Zd3isWPW5TKf/pic38.png) So it is the influence token- a kind of a share of ownership. It(SP) is quite analogous to a shareholder. The degree of influence is proportional to the number of influence tokens. It is as simple as that. But technically it is needed to understand more about it from Steem blockchain perspective. The native token of Steem blockchain is STEEM. Right. That means the coding of blockchain is done in a way that blockchain recognizes STEEM. But blockchain does not read Steem Power(SP), rather it reads Vests. Steem Power is just a simplified metric for the users to quantify the Vests and determines the extent of ownership or influence. When you power up your STEEM, technically you are buying Vests. Those vests are like a representation of stakeholder of Steem blockchain. The vests cannot be transferred like STEEM. But the vests, the influence power can be delegated and they can be used to exercise and govern the selection of witness, influence the reward pool, etc. In time, the vests increases and so the Steem Power also increases. Of the total supply of new tokens that are created in the reward pool 15% is distributed to vested token holders. Thank you.

^{* [Answered in Quora](https://www.quora.com/How-different-is-STEEM-power-from-VESTS-in-Steemit/answer/Debashish-Behera-1?share=da26e9a5)} ^{* [Shared in Twitter](https://twitter.com/Debz1983/status/1199897971095154689)} ^{* [Immutably backed up the answer in Steem Blockchain](https://steemit.com/promo-steem/@sacrosanct/how-different-is-steem-power-from-vests-answering-this-question-in-quora)}

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