How to Create a Conviction
Conviction allows you to lock your SYSKY tokens to gain stronger voting power when voting on proposals.
The longer you lock your tokens, the more influence your vote will have.
Step 1: Navigate to Conviction Page
Go to:
Dashboard → Create Conviction
This is where you can choose how much to stake and how long to lock your tokens.
Step 2: Understand How Conviction Works
Creating a conviction means you are committing your tokens for a period of time.
Key Concepts
Time-Locked Stake = Commitment Cost When you create a conviction, your tokens are locked and cannot be used elsewhere during the lock period.
Voting Power Increases with Duration The longer you lock your tokens, the higher your voting power. This follows a conviction curve, meaning longer commitments give disproportionately stronger influence.
Opportunity Cost Since your tokens are locked, you cannot:
- Transfer them
- Use them in other proposals
- Trade or stake them elsewhere
Step 3: Choose Your Conviction Level
There are 10 conviction levels, each with different lock durations.
Higher levels:
- Lock tokens for longer
- Provide more voting power
Lower levels:
- Shorter lock time
- Less voting influence
Step 4: Voting with Conviction
Once created:
- Each conviction gives you 10 vote for voting different proposals.
- You cannot vote twice on the same proposal using the same conviction.
This ensures fair participation while allowing committed users to have stronger influence.
Step 5: Unlocking Your Tokens
After the conviction period ends you can unlock your token.
Higher conviction levels → Longer unlock periods.
Important Tips
- Choose lock duration carefully — you cannot withdraw early.
- Higher conviction increases your impact on governance decisions.
- Diversifying across conviction levels can help manage liquidity.