In pull request 1507 I added new links to the Steemit.com wallet, so users can now buy SBD directly from their wallet, as well as sell STEEM and SBD from their wallet using the BlockTrades.io interface. This pull request was accepted by Steemit, and is already live on the site!
As I was working on the pull request, I asked @blocktrades if there was a way for me to pass a username to the interface, to have it automatically set the "Your receive address" value to the user buying the STEEM/SP/SBD. They said it was not currently supported, but it was something they could easily add. Within a few days, they messaged me to let me know they had made the change!
There is now a URL that you can pass a receive_address to, and it will automatically set the value to that address when the user goes to the page:
https://blocktrades.us/?receive_address=timcliff&input_coin_type=btc&output_coin_type=steem
I just submitted a new pull request to update the "Buy" links for STEEM, SP, and SBD, so that when a user clicks "Buy" it will automatically set the "Receive Address" to their account name. This will make it easier for users to buy STEEM/SP/SBD, since they will not have to worry about mistyping their account name!
The pull request can be viewed here:
https://github.com/steemit/condenser/pull/1546
The PR is not accepted yet, but I plan to work with Steemit, Inc. to make any edits necessary to get it approved. Hopefully we will see the changes up on the live site soon!
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