Hey everyone,
I'm happy to announce the addition of another tool to the collection on the HiveTools site: the HSBI Utility.
While it's easy enough to send a manual transaction to @steembasicincome to sponsor someone, I wanted to create a tool that adds a couple of quality-of-life checks to make the process smoother and less error-prone. I'm going to use our @friendlymoose as a test subject for this post.
1. Nominee Lookup
First, the tool has a Nominee Lookup that checks to make sure the Hive account you want to sponsor actually exists. You would be surprised how many typos make their way to the HSBI server, and this simple check can prevent you from sending HIVE with the wrong memo and having to wait for a manual correction by @josephsavage.
2. Detailed Membership Info
Once an account is found, the tool displays a detailed breakdown of their HSBI membership status. This includes their total, base, and bonus shares, their pending balance, the estimated value of their next upvote, and their latest activity on the blockchain.
3. Simple, Error-Free Purchasing
Finally, the tool provides a simple form to purchase the HSBI shares. The nominee's account is already filled out for you, which ensures the memo sent to @steembasicincome is constructed correctly to sponsor the right person. The transaction is then sent securely with Hive Keychain.
It's a simple tool, but I hope it proves to be a super useful one for the community.
As always, Michael Garcia a.k.a. TheCrazyGM