static async Task <bool> ShareSubscriptionPaymentWithReferrer(BitcornContext dbContext,
                                                                      Subscription subInfo,
                                                                      decimal cost,
                                                                      SubTx subTx,
                                                                      Referrer referrer,
                                                                      User referrerUser,
                                                                      User subscriptionPaymentRecipient)
        {
            if (referrer.EnableSubscriptionRewards)
            {
                //get referrer user info
                if (!subInfo.RestrictReferralRewards || (subInfo.RestrictReferralRewards && (referrerUser.Level == "BEST" ||
                                                                                             referrerUser.Level == "BAIT" ||
                                                                                             referrerUser.IsAdmin() ||
                                                                                             referrer.Tier >= 3)))
                {
                    //calculate amount that will be sent to the referrer
                    var referralShare = cost * subInfo.ReferrerPercentage.Value;
                    //prepare transaction to the referrer
                    var referralShareTx = await TxUtils.PrepareTransaction(subscriptionPaymentRecipient, referrerUser, referralShare, "BITCORNFarms", "$sub referral share", dbContext);

                    //make sure stat tracking values have been initialized
                    if (referrerUser.UserStat.TotalReferralRewardsCorn == null)
                    {
                        referrerUser.UserStat.TotalReferralRewardsCorn = 0;
                    }
                    //make sure stat tracking values have been initialized
                    if (referrerUser.UserStat.TotalReferralRewardsUsdt == null)
                    {
                        referrerUser.UserStat.TotalReferralRewardsUsdt = 0;
                    }
                    //increment total received corn rewards
                    referrerUser.UserStat.TotalReferralRewardsCorn += referralShare;
                    //inceremnt total received usdt rewards
                    referrerUser.UserStat.TotalReferralRewardsUsdt +=
                        ((referralShare) * (await ProbitApi.GetCornPriceAsync(dbContext)));
                    //execute transaction
                    if (await TxUtils.ExecuteTransaction(referralShareTx, dbContext))
                    {
                        //if transaction was made, log & update ytd total
                        await ReferralUtils.UpdateYtdTotal(dbContext, referrer, referralShare);

                        var referralTx = await ReferralUtils.LogReferralTx(dbContext, referrerUser.UserId, referralShare, "$sub referral share");

                        subTx.ReferralTxId = referralTx.ReferralTxId;
                        await dbContext.SaveAsync();

                        return(true);
                    }
                }
            }
            return(false);
        }