How can I create a Hive account?
Are you looking for the best way to get a Hive account? Then you are exactly right here. As a newcomer you can quickly ask yourself the question "Where can I get a Hive account". Therefore the guide that should support you with the first steps on the Hive blockchain.
There are several ways to create an account on the Hive Social Blockchain.
Via dapps and frontends such as Splinterlands, leofinance, peakd, ... ..
Or via Hiveinvite
It is important that you secure the passwords well when creating an account. More on this in the following text.
What is Hive Keychain?
For people who are already familiar with Eth, it's like Metamask.
For newcomers: It is a browser add-on such as Google Chrome or Firefox. The keys are stored in this encrypted form. In addition, the keychain is protected with its own password, which can be freely chosen.
You can import multiple accounts or just one. So you can easily use Hive without worrying about accidentally losing or posting your password.
In other words, use Hive without having to deal with the long passwords for every transaction.
Where can I get Hive Keychain?
Here for Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hive-keychain/jcacnejopjdphbnjgfaaobbfafkihpep
Here for Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hive-keychain/
Here when creating an account: Hiveinvite
What do I do with the keys?
Print out, save in a safe place. It is not possible to create a new password or to recover it. That is why the backup is particularly important.
And of course import it into keychain so that you don't need it for daily use.
VERY IMPORTANT: SAVES THE PASSWORDS REALLY SECURELY AND MAKES A BACKUP. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO RECOVER THE PASSWORDS IF THEY ARE LOST. ONLY WITH THE MASTER KEY CAN YOU CHANGE OR RECOVER THE OTHER PASSWORDS. NEVER LOSE THE MASTER KEY !!!
Short description about the keys:
Memo Key: To read encrypted memos.
Posting Key: To vote and to post (comments or articles or couston JSON)
Active Key: To transfer Hive / HDB or give permissions.
Master Key: To recover the passwords.
How do I log into Hive Apps?
Very easily. As soon as you have installed the keychain and imported the passwords and the account name, you can simply press Log in.
A Hive Keychain window will pop up. Here you can now log in / confirm the transaction with the blockchain.
Now you are logged in and can post or like things or act with the Hive blockchain.
What is the Hive social blockchain?
Hive is a community-operated blockchain for Web 3.0 applications. Various apps run on this. There is no CEO or leader. Also known as "Layer Zero". The blockchain is being further developed by the community and also has a development budget (Hive proposal system / DAO) with the help of which projects are supported (via voting).
What are the benefits of Hive?
You are the only one who can edit the content. Nobody can censor your opinion or posts.
Other web 2.0 platforms make money from your interaction. Since Hive is a decentralized solution, you will be rewarded as a user.
With Keychain you can log into all Hive apps (as long as they support Keychain).
Free transactions.
You can easily transfer Hive between accounts without the fees associated with Eth. All you need is a little hive power.
And there are a lot more such as NFTs, DEFi, Subtoken at Steemengine, games, DAO, Escrow, Multi Sig, coustom Json, ....
To enumerate and explain all points would go beyond the scope. There are also heaps of good guides on this subject.
Where can I see my transactions on Hive (block explorer)?
You can find all transactions from all accounts in the past in so-called block explorers. Hive has several.
The best known is https://hiveblocks.com/. To use this, enter one in the Url line after the / @ youraccount. Then you will get a list of all transactions from this account / wallet. This includes all posts, votes, coustom jsons and transfers.
Alternatively, there is also hiveblockexplorer.com and https://hivestats.io/ from leofinance.io.
What is the best place to start with the new Hive account?
I can clearly recommend peakd.com here. The user interface is easy to use and clear. You have many features that you can use. If you like Steemit's design, you can also use Hive.blog .
Where can I get help with my Hive account?
If you use Twitter, just take a look at #Hive. There are many users on the move here who are happy to answer questions. You can also simply ask your question in the form of a comment or blog post. There are also numerous Hive Discord Channels that have many experienced users.
Or you can simply post your question via a comment under the article.
Where can I exchange my Hive?
You can buy and sell your Hive on the Hive engine and blocktrades. This is easiest for beginners. Blocktrades in particular is very easy to use here. If you prefer to trade via your account, Hive Engine is the perfect choice.
Many major crypto exchanges also have many hive trading pairs on offer. Here I can recommend Coingecko to find out more.
Reason for another guide on "How do I create a Hive account".
There are already so many guides out there. Why a new one to create an account?
The first reason is if you search Google for “create a Hive account” or “Hive sign up” and so on, you won't find anything. New users in particular will be looking for this route. I've already noticed on Twitter that people are looking for a smartphone app called Hive and can't find any.
So they should at least find what they are looking for in the search engines.
Thanks to the hard fork, many guides are still for Steem, which you could use for Hive but cannot be found by the name.
Hope it is usefull for you
Best Regards @Urun