Lowering Your VOW to Ethereum
Lowering is the process of moving your VOW currently on the Voucher Ledger to the Ethereum network.
This guide will walk you through lowering your VOW to Ethereum using the Lowering DApp.
To lower other types of tokens, follow this guide.
Lowering is a two-step process:
- Step 1 - Initiate the Lowering Request to the Chain.
- Step 2 - Claim your VOW on Ethereum using Metamask.
- Step 1
- Step 2
Initiate the Lowering Process
Once you have decided on the amount of VOW you would like to move over to the Ethereum network, please follow these steps below to initiate the lower of your VOW to your recipient Ethereum address.
- Desktop
- Mobile (Nova)
- Click here to go to the Lowering DApp.
- Connect your preferred Substrate wallet to the DApp, following these steps.
- Select the network for which you have VOW on the Voucher Ledger.
- Ensure you are on the VOW tab.
- Enter the amount and the recipient Ethereum address.
- Click on Lower.
- Open the Nova wallet app.
- Navigate to the in-built browser.
- Type in the URL for the Lowering DApp into the in-built browser URL bar.
- Connect your preferred Substrate wallet to the DApp, following these steps.
- Select the network for which you have VOW on the Voucher Ledger.
- Ensure you are on the VOW tab.
- Enter the amount and the recipient Ethereum address.
- Click on Lower.
Claim your VOW on Ethereum
Once you have completed step 1, it'll take about 24 hours before the you can go through with Step 2.
However, using the Step 2 (Claim) page, you can monitor the state of your lower request by putting in either the recipient Ethereum address or the sender Voucher Ledger address.
Once your VOW is ready to be claimed on Ethereum, it'll be marked with a status icon Available.
- Desktop
- Mobile (Nova)
To claim your VOW, follow these steps:
- Connect your Metamask wallet to the DApp, following these steps.
- Click on an Available transaction to open it.
- Click on the Claim button. This will prompt your Metamask wallet.
- Follow the process on your Metamask wallet.
- Once the transaction succeeds, the VOW will be in your recipient's Ethereum account.
To claim your VOW, follow these steps:
- Connect your Ethereum wallet to the DApp, following these steps.
- Click on an Available transaction to open it.
- Click on the Claim button. This will prompt your Metamask wallet.
- Follow the process on your Metamask wallet.
- Once the transaction succeeds, the VOW will be in your recipient's Ethereum account.
Connecting Your Account to the DApp
Depending on the action required on the DApp, either a Substrate or Metamask wallet is required.
- Substrate Wallet
- Metamask Wallet
- Nova
- Recover Account
Connecting a Substrate Wallet
- Click on Connect Your Polkadot Wallet. View the list of supported wallets.
- From the dropdown, identify the account you want to connect to the DApp and click Connect.
- Follow the prompt from the Substrate wallet to connect your account.
- The address should now be visible on the DApp and a Switch Account button visible.
Supported Substrate Wallets
- Polkadot-js
- Talisman Wallet
- Subwallet
- Nova Wallet - Mobile Wallet
Connecting the Metamask Wallet
- Click on the Connect to Metamask button.
- Follow the prompt from the Metamask wallet to connect your account.
- The address of the account should now be displayed on the DApp and button disappeared.
Nova wallet supports both Substrate and Ethereum wallets. Hence, you can have both your Voucher Ledger address and Ethereum address within the wallet.
When connecting your Ethereum wallet to the DApp, the wallet will appear not to connect on the first try but reload the webpage and the Ethereum address should appear on the DApp.
Recovering your Seed Phrase (Mnemonic) from the Sezame Wallet App
- Log into your account (wallet) on the Sezame wallet.
- Tap on the profile image at the top right corner which will take you to the settings.
- Tap on “Reveal my seed phrase”.
- Enter in your password for the wallet.
- Copy and securely keep your seed phrase.
Importing Your account into Polkadot.js wallet
This process is similar for the other Substrate wallets.
- Install the Polkadot.js browser extension
- Click on the “+” icon.
- Click on “import account from pre-existing seed”.
- Enter the seed phrase (mnemonic) of your account.
- Make sure NETWORK is set to “Allow use on any chain”.
- Click Next.
- Choose a name and set a password for your account.
Your account should now automatically be displayed in the “account” field of the next section below.