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When a new account is created, the blockchain requires SP to fund the new account. The person creating the account has to supply the SP. Currently it takes 6 STEEM.

Oh wow, ok and the witnesses pay it for the people?

No. When users sign up via Steemit.com, Steemit, Inc. pays the account creation fee for those users.

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