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# esGUSH

`esGUSH` represents an escrowed version of `GUSH` with a few important differences such as the fact that `esGUSH` cannot be transferred.

The contract address for `esGUSH` can be found [here](/gusherdao/references/contract-addresses.md).

## Utility & Use cases

`esGUSH` can be used in two ways:

* Vote-Locking
* Vesting

{% hint style="info" %}
Note: Vote-Locking prevents Vesting until the aforementioned lock time has passed. Vesting prevents Vote-Locking until vested tokens are subsequently reclaimed as `GUSH`.
{% endhint %}

### Vote-Locking

Vote-locked `esGUSH` carries the [same utilities as `GUSH`](/gusherdao/tokens/gush.md#utility-and-use-cases) .

* Recurring rewards
  * Earn a share of gUSHer fees
  * Share benefits of platform [bribes](https://hackernoon.com/inside-the-curve-wars-defi-bribes)
* Voting and governance participation
  * Future gauges, parameter changes, and other proposals in gUSHer
  * unshETH: utilize gUSHer-owned `vdUSH` to govern the unshETH protocol

{% hint style="info" %}
Vote-Locked tokens cannot be Vested. Users must either lock **or** vest their esGUSH.
{% endhint %}

### Vesting

`esGUSH` can be vested to convert it 1:1 to claimable `GUSH`. Vesting takes place linearly over a 6 month period from when the vesting was started. Once a vest has begun, it cannot be undone. 

{% hint style="info" %}
Vesting tokens cannot be Vote-Locked. Users must either lock **or** vest their esGUSH.
{% endhint %}

## GUSH Distribution

Distributions occur in a combination of `GUSH` and `esGUSH` according to the relevant Parameter Controller contract. Further details regarding token distribution and emissions can be found following the link below:

{% content-ref url="/pages/xrlHqetBX748emBDfYSb" %}
[Initial Token Distribution](/gusherdao/protocol-details/gush-tokenomics/initial-token-distribution.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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