They have a fund that pays out TRX for every SP earned

Thank you, @jrcornel this is very clear now and understood. That is why I said in one of my comments that except that they have a fixed fund for this. Then it will make sense that with the increase in the number of steemians, such a decision needed to be made. Other just keep talking about the payout ratio, which was not a problem. I was interested in the motive of the strategy toward both ecosystems.

The update mention 23 Million TRX (worth ~$1.4 Million) invested into the Steemit Ecosystem for the month of September 2022. Given that I didn't have information about the other months, I did not quickly think about the direction of your response. It makes more sense now. TRON & Steemit Integration Project has boosted engagement on the platform now for the past 22 months.