Hey @jocieprosza and @teknow, we just released a post with more details and the official announcement :) https://leofinance.io/hive-167922/@leofinance/introducing-leoinfra-v1-metamask-onboarding-for-hive-blockchain-accounts
The signup actually creates a Hive account for the user and binds it to their ETH address. This means that the user is able to post, comment, upvote, send txs, earn rewards etc. just like any other Hive user.
Their Hive account/keys are all created in the background for them so that they don't actually have to store Hive keys/learn about how Hive works unless they want to.
You can check out an example of how this works with the account @khal-eth: https://hiveblockexplorer.com/tx/37da628131dc15e6f523d6b12443317e6ac3eab6
LeoInfra onboards them seamlessly with 2 steps:
- Choose username
- Confirm with Metamask (similar to the Hive Keychain popup process)
We dreamt up the easiest possible signup process for new Hive users and this is the best solution we designed. Let us know your thoughts 🦁
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Yeah that's really how it should be.
I've made comment on other posts that the fact a new user needs to learn about KEYS and blockchain just to "dip their feet" was a big negative of the onboard process that has existed from the old steemit days. Granting entry with something a person is already familiar is very logical. Well done!
I really appreciate your response! Long live Leofinance