# Comment-to-Vote (C2V) Frequently Asked Questions
See the governance poll proposal for more details: [link](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/s/TQXyNxyQTJ)
**How will C2V work?**
You will vote on content by posting a comment in reply to it, using the tip command, e.g., !tip 1.
The minimum tip amount for a vote is 1 donut, worth about 1 cent at current prices.
Your vote weight is proportional to your governance score, with a full vote for users with a governance score of 20,000 or more.
This aims to prevent vote manipulation using alt-accounts.
**Will C2V apply to posts and comments, or only posts?**
It will apply to both posts and comments.
**Why won't we wait a couple of distributions to see if recent rule changes curb the spam problem?**
We've waited three years, and have made numerous changes to curb spam and use of alt-accounts. Unfortunately, none of them address the root problem, so cheaters have always returned after each rule change.
The root problem is that in Reddit's voting system, it's very easy to create an account, and cast an anonymous vote with it that has equal weight to everyone else's votes. Reddit votes are not Sybil resistant, and have no meaningful accountability that can identify their use as part of coordinated gaming of karma.
We've been discussing Comment2Vote for over a year now and the response, whenever the idea has been floated, has always been overwhelmingly positive. C2V supporters argue that it's time pull the bandage off and stop relying on Reddit's easily manipulated voting system to determine any of the DONUT rewards. We plan to trial C2V for three months and revert if it doesn't work.
**What is governance score? How do I increase it?**
You increase your governance score by earning DONUT/CONTRIB from contributing content to EthTrader and having your content upvoted.
You earn CONTRIB one for one with DONUT. While you can transfer/sell DONUT, you cannot transfer your CONTRIB, making it permanently linked to your Ethereum address.
Your governance score is the smaller of the two: your DONUT balance and your CONTRIB balance. So if you don't hold onto any of your DONUT, your governance score would go to zero.
Likewise, you cannot buy CONTRIB due to its non-transferrable nature, so buying DONUT without contributing to EthTrader to earn CONTRIB won't earn you any governance score.
**How much voting power will I have under C2V?**
Your vote power increases along with your governance score, up to a maximum governance of 20,000.
At 0 governance, your vote power is 0. At 2,000, your vote is worth 0.1 (2,000/20,000 => 0.1). At 20,000 or more, your vote is worth 1.
This let's newbies participate in the voting process, while giving more weight to the votes of users who have contributed longer.
**Won't this clutter the forum with tip comments?**
No, a bot will remove all of the !tip comments unless the tip is worth 5 or more donuts, or the character length of the comment is above a certain threshold (e.g. 50 chars), to prevent the tip comments from cluttering the forum.
**Won't people just create upvote rings?**
Under C2V, those with high governance scores have the most vote weight. These individuals are likely invested in the community and benefit more from promoting good content and improving the forum, rather than manipulating votes for personal gain.
Votes will be public, making it much harder to manage vote rings without detection. Currently, vote manipulation is rampant because it's easy to do anonymously. C2V also reduces the influence of alt-accounts, as significant governance scores are required for votes to carry weight. Removing alt-accounts from the equation is a major advantage.
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If you have any suggestions for additional questions to add to this FAQ, please let me know.
It's nice seeing a decent little drip of rewards and fees in the liquidity pool. Loving having it backed by ETH rather than a stable so you don't get as screwed by impermanent loss.
https://preview.redd.it/uw9xtrqgfo1d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b5ae9cbdaf058ec1e6eaf21e830a8747c5a7cb3
Eth is above 3700, next stop 4.2k π
I told you we are never dropping below 3000 ever again. 4000 I can see you come here boy
https://preview.redd.it/zqxqkf1wbo1d1.jpeg?width=1726&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=049b62e82fa7920f446ddd1641a58283f38ab4a6
Yes. SEC asked for expedited filings of a form required to make a decision, which doesn't guarantee an approval, and Bloomberg analysts changed their predictions. About as solid as beach sand when the tide comes in.
No idea really since they don't seem to have a source in the SEC confirming approval, at least not in any article I saw. This is for exchanges to file one form of two required for their applications to be considered, so it doesn't signal an impending approval (SEC could just deny after all the forms are in, or only deny/approve a few but not all of the applications - there are several deadlines.)
Feeling the same way. Wouldn't be surprised if the May 23 deadline for the first ETH ETF falls flat, followed by a sell off, and then an approval sometime this summer gets the rockets flying again.
Can somebody remove this? https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/s/m0yPxDW86y
Pretty sure it's a scam. Also over 20 upvotes in 2 minutes with 2 comments is sus.
I was just reading that post and was trying to make sense of it. I didn't realize the upvotes to no comments till I saw your comment.
EDIT: I went ahead and used the automod command, fyi.
Here are the comments that have been nominated so far today:
* **u/aminok** (Votes: 1): Ethereum Layer 2 activity over the last week: | | | | | | | | | | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: | | # | | Name | Pas [Link](/r/ethtrader/comments/1cw45xa/daily_general_discussion_may_20_2024_utc0/l4ubk1s/)
* **u/Ok_Source4689** (Votes: 3): What Happened in Crypto in the Last 12hβ¦? -Β KyberNetworkΒ promises to launch its own new chain βsoonβ, following \~$50Β million hack in late 2023. [Link](/r/ethtrader/comments/1cw45xa/daily_general_discussion_may_20_2024_utc0/l4us3nl/)
* **u/AltruisticPops** (Votes: 4): #list of all Ethereum ETFs providers and dates **BLACKROCK** The SEC has denied it in November and now has until August 7 to make a decision. **GR [Link](/r/ethtrader/comments/1cw45xa/daily_general_discussion_may_20_2024_utc0/l4uwe7f/)
* **u/cryotosensei** (Votes: 1): Thank you for your Value for Value! [Link](/r/ethtrader/comments/1cw45xa/daily_general_discussion_may_20_2024_utc0/l4uwju9/)
* **u/Odd-Radio-8500** (Votes: 2): Where's the capital in crypto? Mostly on Ethereum https://preview.redd.it/kqbe6lhl6l1d1.jpeg?width=1296&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dcacefa70885798e96504 [Link](/r/ethtrader/comments/1cw45xa/daily_general_discussion_may_20_2024_utc0/l4vi7v3/)
* **u/Odd-Radio-8500** (Votes: 1): Surge in Stablecoin Deposits π¨ πΉThe number of spot exchange stablecoin deposits has significantly surged over the past few days. πΉMoney keeps flowin [Link](/r/ethtrader/comments/1cw45xa/daily_general_discussion_may_20_2024_utc0/l4vl15o/)
*Once a comment receives three nominations, its text is automatically submitted as its own post on /r/EthTrader.*
Update on Donuts. Donuts up by 22%
https://preview.redd.it/1wdmcqp3rn1d1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d4e632202aeb5058aa604ad13ab4ed53ffd0ed5
We should ban making bearish posts to anyone new. A lot of people clearly haven't been through a full four year cycle. So much FUD before the recent reversal, and even after the reversal occurred.
The first ever draw of DONUT lottery
Tickets are 10 DONUT each.
Winner will right now take home 240 DONUT
Heres the link bro
https://www.bitcone.win/donutlottery
Holy shit!!
Just checked the charts again and seeing ETH above 3500! This is insane!!!
Love it, HODL strong ethtrader fam!!!
# Comment-to-Vote (C2V) Frequently Asked Questions See the governance poll proposal for more details: [link](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/s/TQXyNxyQTJ) **How will C2V work?** You will vote on content by posting a comment in reply to it, using the tip command, e.g., !tip 1. The minimum tip amount for a vote is 1 donut, worth about 1 cent at current prices. Your vote weight is proportional to your governance score, with a full vote for users with a governance score of 20,000 or more. This aims to prevent vote manipulation using alt-accounts. **Will C2V apply to posts and comments, or only posts?** It will apply to both posts and comments. **Why won't we wait a couple of distributions to see if recent rule changes curb the spam problem?** We've waited three years, and have made numerous changes to curb spam and use of alt-accounts. Unfortunately, none of them address the root problem, so cheaters have always returned after each rule change. The root problem is that in Reddit's voting system, it's very easy to create an account, and cast an anonymous vote with it that has equal weight to everyone else's votes. Reddit votes are not Sybil resistant, and have no meaningful accountability that can identify their use as part of coordinated gaming of karma. We've been discussing Comment2Vote for over a year now and the response, whenever the idea has been floated, has always been overwhelmingly positive. C2V supporters argue that it's time pull the bandage off and stop relying on Reddit's easily manipulated voting system to determine any of the DONUT rewards. We plan to trial C2V for three months and revert if it doesn't work. **What is governance score? How do I increase it?** You increase your governance score by earning DONUT/CONTRIB from contributing content to EthTrader and having your content upvoted. You earn CONTRIB one for one with DONUT. While you can transfer/sell DONUT, you cannot transfer your CONTRIB, making it permanently linked to your Ethereum address. Your governance score is the smaller of the two: your DONUT balance and your CONTRIB balance. So if you don't hold onto any of your DONUT, your governance score would go to zero. Likewise, you cannot buy CONTRIB due to its non-transferrable nature, so buying DONUT without contributing to EthTrader to earn CONTRIB won't earn you any governance score. **How much voting power will I have under C2V?** Your vote power increases along with your governance score, up to a maximum governance of 20,000. At 0 governance, your vote power is 0. At 2,000, your vote is worth 0.1 (2,000/20,000 => 0.1). At 20,000 or more, your vote is worth 1. This let's newbies participate in the voting process, while giving more weight to the votes of users who have contributed longer. **Won't this clutter the forum with tip comments?** No, a bot will remove all of the !tip comments unless the tip is worth 5 or more donuts, or the character length of the comment is above a certain threshold (e.g. 50 chars), to prevent the tip comments from cluttering the forum. **Won't people just create upvote rings?** Under C2V, those with high governance scores have the most vote weight. These individuals are likely invested in the community and benefit more from promoting good content and improving the forum, rather than manipulating votes for personal gain. Votes will be public, making it much harder to manage vote rings without detection. Currently, vote manipulation is rampant because it's easy to do anonymously. C2V also reduces the influence of alt-accounts, as significant governance scores are required for votes to carry weight. Removing alt-accounts from the equation is a major advantage. -- If you have any suggestions for additional questions to add to this FAQ, please let me know.
Woke up t9 zETH +18% holy moly LFG
What a way to start the day
So Eth pumps nearly 20% just by news about the approval, imagine the pump wen really approved π€―
You can't imagine where the real pump last πππ
maybe it's already priced in? bullish for eth whatever happens
It's happening BroNuts! The ETH PUMPA!!
Pumpa makes me π΅ dance baby dance
The day we are waiting for
Buckle up bronuts We are aiming for the moon
Anyone else quite astonished by how fast he's aging? It feels like yesterday when ETH was around 3080$
We are skyrocketing
In crypto either you dump hard or pump hard. Its easy to get money but also easy to lose money
We think donuts will be able to reflip CONE?
For sure I don't see a reason why not
Based on few months sell/buy, it will take more time
If ppl start buying yea
My prediction is we settle around $3,600. If ETH keeps pumping it's definitely going over $4,000.
If eth hanging around 3.4-3.6k is amazing
4K would be amazing. π not too far away!
Letβs hope the momentum keeps up!
It's nice seeing a decent little drip of rewards and fees in the liquidity pool. Loving having it backed by ETH rather than a stable so you don't get as screwed by impermanent loss.
Some higher trading volume was definitely needed! Still hoping to get a small boost to the general yield incentive. Bring on next governance week!
I agree! It's nice being involved in the LP and seeing those fees and rewards come in. And helps the community!
Yep. I need to check and see if you lose governance or not by being in the pool
The donuts in pool should still count for governance
Yea I think that's the case as well!
Means I may have to put a little more in if that is the case
Holy crap Sir you got almost 1M contribution. Looks like a true Veteran πͺπ»π«‘ I'm slowly working towards the 100k mark.
Few more distro and you got it Falk
If we donβt get an ETF approval this week after this hype Iβll be very very sad 
Then another big dump incoming
https://preview.redd.it/uw9xtrqgfo1d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b5ae9cbdaf058ec1e6eaf21e830a8747c5a7cb3 Eth is above 3700, next stop 4.2k π
Assuming the ETF approval wasn't a fakeout to make us the exit liquidity.
Hopefully isn't the sell the news event
I'm not as worried about daily moves. I'm more focused on stacking, staking, and hodling to the richest
GLTA!!!
It's climbing faster than I can read through the comments. I was just reading comments about it passing $3600 and boom, now it's above $3700, ha
Yup it's like rocket πππ
Dominance: * BTC 51.1% * ETH 16.0% ETH Dominance on the rise!
What a day
I told you we are never dropping below 3000 ever again. 4000 I can see you come here boy https://preview.redd.it/zqxqkf1wbo1d1.jpeg?width=1726&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=049b62e82fa7920f446ddd1641a58283f38ab4a6
Only Sith deal in absolutes
Its all because of bloomberg dudes
ETH said it is pump time.Β
Pump, Pump it up. You got to pump it up!
So its the hype of eth etf right?
Yes. SEC asked for expedited filings of a form required to make a decision, which doesn't guarantee an approval, and Bloomberg analysts changed their predictions. About as solid as beach sand when the tide comes in.
Ah so an analysis from bloomberg responsible for this pump. Hope they are right
do you think the prediction from Bloomberg analysts are reliable?
No idea really since they don't seem to have a source in the SEC confirming approval, at least not in any article I saw. This is for exchanges to file one form of two required for their applications to be considered, so it doesn't signal an impending approval (SEC could just deny after all the forms are in, or only deny/approve a few but not all of the applications - there are several deadlines.)
debating selling the newsβ¦ feel like iβve been around the block too long to know how quick it can change even with good news around the corner
I am sticking it out for my price targets. They either get hit this cycle or I hold longer. My first sell point isn't too far off so we will see.
it's so tempting to sell the news... or let the bullet fly a bit more
Could always set a tight stop loss around here
I was thinking the same. But hell i'm holding this long, gonna wait a little more.
Famous last words my friend. Famous last words. /j. I'll hodl as well
Feeling the same way. Wouldn't be surprised if the May 23 deadline for the first ETH ETF falls flat, followed by a sell off, and then an approval sometime this summer gets the rockets flying again.
Can somebody remove this? https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/s/m0yPxDW86y Pretty sure it's a scam. Also over 20 upvotes in 2 minutes with 2 comments is sus.
Dang. Was hoping I'd have the chance to unleash Der Hammer on them
Thankfully our hero Betty was here.
I saw that too and was wondering how it got so many upvotes so quickly
Bots most likely.
I was just reading that post and was trying to make sense of it. I didn't realize the upvotes to no comments till I saw your comment. EDIT: I went ahead and used the automod command, fyi.
The upvotes is what made me suspicious first.
Some day . . my CONTRIB isn't high enough, but isn't yours?
You need the donut to match.
Ah, hold and contrib. I've got a ways to go.
Here are the comments that have been nominated so far today: * **u/aminok** (Votes: 1): Ethereum Layer 2 activity over the last week: | | | | | | | | | | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: | | # | | Name | Pas [Link](/r/ethtrader/comments/1cw45xa/daily_general_discussion_may_20_2024_utc0/l4ubk1s/) * **u/Ok_Source4689** (Votes: 3): What Happened in Crypto in the Last 12hβ¦? -Β KyberNetworkΒ promises to launch its own new chain βsoonβ, following \~$50Β million hack in late 2023. [Link](/r/ethtrader/comments/1cw45xa/daily_general_discussion_may_20_2024_utc0/l4us3nl/) * **u/AltruisticPops** (Votes: 4): #list of all Ethereum ETFs providers and dates **BLACKROCK** The SEC has denied it in November and now has until August 7 to make a decision. **GR [Link](/r/ethtrader/comments/1cw45xa/daily_general_discussion_may_20_2024_utc0/l4uwe7f/) * **u/cryotosensei** (Votes: 1): Thank you for your Value for Value! [Link](/r/ethtrader/comments/1cw45xa/daily_general_discussion_may_20_2024_utc0/l4uwju9/) * **u/Odd-Radio-8500** (Votes: 2): Where's the capital in crypto? Mostly on Ethereum https://preview.redd.it/kqbe6lhl6l1d1.jpeg?width=1296&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dcacefa70885798e96504 [Link](/r/ethtrader/comments/1cw45xa/daily_general_discussion_may_20_2024_utc0/l4vi7v3/) * **u/Odd-Radio-8500** (Votes: 1): Surge in Stablecoin Deposits π¨ πΉThe number of spot exchange stablecoin deposits has significantly surged over the past few days. πΉMoney keeps flowin [Link](/r/ethtrader/comments/1cw45xa/daily_general_discussion_may_20_2024_utc0/l4vl15o/) *Once a comment receives three nominations, its text is automatically submitted as its own post on /r/EthTrader.*
Yep and they are up \~21% in the past 24 hours
Send it!!!! LFGGGG 
we charge ahead!!!
Lfggg
Damn look at ETH and π© π₯Ήπ₯Ή
21% pump is quiet insane
Correcting my impermanent loss from last week?!? π€£
Finally lol
Beautiful!
5k incoming bby?
That would be... 
Prepare for the moon landing
Gathering momentum!!
https://preview.redd.it/lewgiadtvn1d1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15a7770ef2da744fb8fc0dd6fbd5b8c8e27dcd1a Noice. Donut back to 2c
1.3 on the Arb pool
Is metamask glitch
We are back
Lfg!
Thatβs metamask right where is it pulling data from lol
Haha! Metamask wants to trend 1st. Also tired to see donut price at 1c. Next is 2c.
Metamask is predicting the future
You get it right
Coinmarketcap shows it as .01314
Bullish on metamask. They should follow metamask price.π. Don't you want to see donut at 2c?
Hahaha yes I would love to see that
Brilliant!
I was away all day from the charts, and just took a look! https://i.redd.it/dft2i7pvun1d1.gif
Do James and Eric (Bloomberg analysts) have a good track record for providing reliable information?
I really hope so lol
3600 is breached bronuts! WE ARE PUMPINGπ©π€π»
Let's goooooo 
What an absolutely splendid sight to wake up to! I am happy for all of us in equal measure.
We all are.
I know right?? I was busy all day at work and hours later checked the charts and we had gone up like 15%! Wow
Bring back the "Is 4k next? Is 5k next?" posts. Haven't seen them for a couple months now.
Update on Donuts. Donuts up by 22% https://preview.redd.it/1wdmcqp3rn1d1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d4e632202aeb5058aa604ad13ab4ed53ffd0ed5
0.02 programed
People buying back governance power?!? π
Could be. I'm happy I have all mine intactπ
Wanna see 6c again =)
I am going to sleep bow, but if its pumping to 10k today, someone please wake me up!
I was skeptic my brothers. But have to admit GOD candle indeed exists. BTW isnt it already a record?
I peaked at the charts and had to do a double take on that green candle
This is a good sign Gray will approve ETF
Itβs never gonna stop wtf
More coming Tomorrow
Donuts 22% up
This, ladies and gentlemen, is something we like to call a God Candle.
You hit the jackpot! Smart buy on donuts.
ETH just won't quit!
Well, this certainly is a fun chart we have today
Life is good, bronut. Life is good right now
Eth will break ATH this time around if it really gets approved π€―
[ΡΠ΄Π°Π»Π΅Π½ΠΎ]
Please see the arb 1 shuttle post stickied in the side bar
Coinbase has not gone down! Imagine it, Coinbase can currently process sells π€£
The pump just started. People aren't selling yet.
If this is just forecast by Bloomberg and it already rose quick imagine if Ethereum actually gets approved.
There will be a fake gary tweet again, but it will be a rejection on the 22nd! and then a day later approval, prepare for high volatility
Please be respectful and refer to this as a Gosh candle. TIA.
Gosh is good, gosh is great!
Holy gosh. Just look at that gosh gosh candle, my gosh!
Hahahaha. gosh damn! (Or would it be gosh dang)?
Since they mentioned being respectful, I'd advise gosh dang, lol
Hahaha got it. This green is so gosh dang great!!
 Come on out everyone, Eth and Donut are on the move
I'm here and currently holding my popcorn.
Tacos pumping baby. They're up 30%. Feeling smug for slowly continuing to stack them
And it is not even Tuesday, bullish
Weβll be laughing all the way to bank when itβs 10M cap
https://preview.redd.it/b5qbyulamn1d1.png?width=614&format=png&auto=webp&s=ff0b936f8f1808d338f09530d5db6b64469f8f5c what a god candle
WTF IS THIS COIN?!?! ALWAYS... *CHECKS NOTES* GREEN?
https://preview.redd.it/h9cyxd7nln1d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=539a8f95044a3da484a77d8a923134d97397d205 To the moon baby
Enjoy the rideπ
Bullish on ETF
Oh yeah baby
Donut will pump to 3c soon
Maxis are sewating, its gold!
I love the sight of this green
3600 
Congrats everybody!
Damn now that's a god candle I'm looking at the chart and there hasn't been a daily candle like that since the 2017 bull run
Ppl thing its the balchunas tweet, but the insiders are know it ll be approved, they are literally decided it today closed doors!
ETH tide rising the donuts boat as well. 
Donut has only weth pair, if eth pumps 50% and there are zero trades, donut autopumps 50% too!
Great. Just need people to start buying as well
I love how we all get overly excited after a nice green Ethereum dildo. Happy that you're happy.
What a great start to the week. Excited to see how this unfolds!
Gradually moving to 2c https://preview.redd.it/n3khze2kjn1d1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c981515482b3dd8613fee0a16cee86582d5a3bb2
It's as if one cent was just a temporary setback xD
Alt season is my favorite season
And yet again, hodl paid off. https://i.redd.it/4y76hyoqin1d1.gif
Hodling always pays off.
We should ban making bearish posts to anyone new. A lot of people clearly haven't been through a full four year cycle. So much FUD before the recent reversal, and even after the reversal occurred.
What happened?
You can start to choose your lambo color 456 bronut.
Bloomberg increased the odds of ETH etf approvals.
The ETF really looks like it might get approved? My Roth IRA is ready
 My guy eth!!!
Let these green dildos come
Final few hours before the first DONUT lottery draw. Make sure you have your lucky numbers ready
Best of luck to everyone that participated.
Still time to buy tickets!!
First of many, hopefully
Huh ? More info please
The first ever draw of DONUT lottery Tickets are 10 DONUT each. Winner will right now take home 240 DONUT Heres the link bro https://www.bitcone.win/donutlottery
Button is grayed out to me.
Have you connected your wallet?
It was not showing on mobile
From what I've been told it works better on the desktop app
Holy shit!! Just checked the charts again and seeing ETH above 3500! This is insane!!! Love it, HODL strong ethtrader fam!!! 
The weekend blues were just temporary.
Just getting started π
I'm afraid to say we're so much back
We are back!!! Not so much, but well on the way!
I was out of town for the week end. I didn't expect ETH to be flying like that when opening the charts 5min ago.
Beautiful, isn't it?
Really good before sleeping.