Conviction Voting

1. Community members stake tokens on proposals they support 2. Conviction (voting weight) accumulates over time 3. The longer you stake, the more conviction builds 4. Proposals pass when conviction crosses a threshold 5. Moving tokens resets conviction, preventing quick gaming

Conviction Voting is a novel decision-making process where tokens continuously accumulate voting weight behind proposals over time. The longer you support something, the stronger your conviction signal. Unlike traditional voting, there are no discrete rounds. Proposals pass automatically when they accumulate enough conviction. This removes the gaming around voting deadlines and allows for more authentic preference expression. It was pioneered by the Commons Stack and implemented by 1Hive and other DAOs.