According to Foresight News, Bittensor ecosystem researcher Seth Bloomberg has announced that the Bittensor Conviction upgrade is now live on the mainnet, marking the most extensive upgrade since the Dynamic TAO. Conviction is an on-chain token locking mechanism. Users can lock alpha tokens to a designated hotkey, which generates a 'conviction' score based on the locking duration and the amount locked; the longer and more substantial the lock, the higher the score. This score will serve as a criterion for determining control rights once the subnet ownership contest mechanism is activated in the future. Anyone can initiate a challenge with the support of at least 10% of alpha token holders, with the higher conviction score winning control over the subnet. Currently, this feature is not yet active; for now, Conviction primarily functions as a signaling mechanism, and subnet owners can choose whether to integrate it, with no risk of forced takeover. Token locking comes in two modes: diminishing lock (default, 50% unlock after 3 months, about 95% unlock after 12 months) and permanent lock.