It is awesome that the reward pool has grown and everyone's vote has become stronger. Is this because of the general inactivity on the platform around the time of the HF? Thats the only explanation I was able to find. Basically inaction allowed the pool to grow. If anyone knows of other reasons that I;m missing I would appreciate the info. Just trying to understand things :)
Yes, I also wrote about this here: Why Has the Value of Your Steem Upvote Risen 60% in a Week?.
The main reason is the 5 days of inactivity for most people, or at least, 5 days below full power. However, we are coming up to 7 days past the point at which most users regained their power, so if the reward pool should continue to grow then we may be looking at a more general drop in activity.
This may not be such a bad thing if the activity that has dropped off is that which HF20 targeted.
Thanks for clarifying. I'll check out that post for more info