# Conviction v2 (PR #2658)

For the complete explainer — perpetual and decaying locks, the numbers, worked examples, subnet-owner locks, the subnet king mechanism, and the technical…

_Source: https://beta.taostats.io/docs/concepts/protocol-changes/conviction-v2_

_Last reviewed: 2026-09-15_

> [!NOTE]
> **Now live on chain**
>
> Conviction v2 is **live on chain** (Subtensor PR [#2658](https://github.com/opentensor/subtensor/pull/2658)). The full explainer has moved into the concept docs.

For the complete explainer — perpetual and decaying locks, the numbers, worked examples, subnet-owner locks, the subnet king mechanism, and the technical reference — see:

**[Conviction](https://beta.taostats.io/docs/concepts/chain-runtime/conviction-v2)** in Concepts → Chain & runtime.