EOS: Create account paying with paypal
filed in Uncategorized on Nov.25, 2018
I recently had to create a new EOS account and, as a new user, it was hard to find a simple method that would require no crypto to complete.
You currently have 3 ways of creating an EOS account:
- Asking an existing user to create an account for you
- Use an exchange to send a recommended 2-3 EOS to signupeoseos smart-contract/dApp. In the transaction memo you must include your desired account name followed by a dash and then your desired EOS public key.
- Use an an account generator service
Since i’m a new user and i wouldn’t want to make crypto payments in the process, i opted for option 3. Most of the services require the payment in crypto.
I found this one: https://create-eos-account-for.me/
It accepts Paypal, and the service cost is about 2$
The only thing you need to prepare in advance is a set of two pairs of keys. You can generate those using this online tool: https://nadejde.github.io/eos-token-sale/
Keep the submitted keys somewhere safe (both public and private) because this is the only piece of data that will allow you to both use and recover your account.