πΉοΈApp Tutorial
Welcome to Escher.finance! This tutorial will guide you through using the app step by step.
App: Escher.finance
1. Connect Your Wallet
Escher.finance currently operates on EVM chains, with this demo running on Berachain. We support two popular wallets:


More wallet options will be added soon.
2. Obtain Tokens
After connecting your wallet, you'll need to acquire two types of tokens:

Bera Tokens: Used for paying gas fees on Berachain.

Union Tokens: ERC20 version of the Union chain token, used for staking to secure and earn rewards on the Union chain.

3. Claim Your ICA Controller
Now that you have gas tokens (Bera), you can claim your ICA controller. The ICA controller serves as a gateway for interacting with the Union Chain and the ICA on Union.

4. Stake Tokens
Sending and staking tokens happen together:

Select the amount of Union tokens you want to stake.
Send the tokens.

The authz contract will automatically stake them for you.

and than:

Note: This process can take up to 15 minutes.
5. Manual Staking Option
If the Authz contract is down for any reason, you can use the manual operation to stake:
Go to the manual operations section.

Send a message to stake your tokens.


6. Withdraw Rewards
You can withdraw your rewards directly to your EVM wallet with one click:
Click the "Withdraw" button.
This action will withdraw all of your available rewards.

7. Restake (Compound) Rewards
To compound your rewards:
Click the "Restake" button.
This will automatically restake your rewards, increasing your total staked amount.

8. Unbond Tokens
Unbonding tokens is a process that takes 21 days (a mechanism of the Cosmos SDK):

Initiate the unbonding process.

Wait for the 21-day period to complete.

Once unbonded, go to the manual operations section.
Send your tokens to your EVM address.
Congratulations! You now know how to use the main features of the Escher.finance app. If you have any questions or encounter any issues, please don't hesitate to contact our support team.
Happy staking!
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