External SOV tokens (eSOV) are tokens that exist on an alternative network to Rootstock (RSK), where native SOV tokens and the Sovryn dapp reside.
These tokens are not new supply or alternative implementations of the SOV coordination token. Instead, they are wrapped SOV tokens designed to enable trading of SOV on other networks, such as eSOV used on Uniswap and Gate.io exchange.
These tokens are created by locking Rootstock-native SOV tokens in a bridge contract and minting them on the alternative network.
Uniswap is one of the biggest decentralized exchanges in the Ethereum Blockchain. Sovryn lists the SOV token on Ethereum as eSOV. This allows anyone on the Ethereum network to trade the SOV equivalent eSOV token with all the other tokens in Uniswap.
Uniswap: https://uniswap.org
Pool: eSOV/WETH
Launch date: June 10th 2021
eSOV Mainnet Address: 0xbdab72602e9ad40fc6a6852caf43258113b8f7a5
Uniswap additional details:
1 - Head to the Uniswap app - app.uniswap.org
2 - Connect your wallet
3 - Click “Select a token”
4 - Search for “sovryn”.
5 - Select eSOV
6 - Proceed to make a swap to eSOV, for example (Need the pool to be live to screenshot a swap to eSOV)
7 - Now you can use the Sovryn Ethereum bridge to bring your eSOV to Sovryn, if you wish to do so. A full guide to using the Ethereum bridge can be found here
Use this dedicated guide.