diff --git a/docs/architecture/bakers.md b/docs/architecture/bakers.md index 937f3c553..08dafa843 100644 --- a/docs/architecture/bakers.md +++ b/docs/architecture/bakers.md @@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ The voting power of a delegate is computed in a similar way to the baking power Bakers must run at least one Tezos node and a baker daemon to go with it. These daemons must run at all times with a stable power source and internet connection, because periods of inactivity for a baker entail losses of rewards, and eventually being marked as inactive and temporarily excluded from baking. +## Staking with a baker + +If you don't have enough tez to become a baker or don't want to run a baking node, you can choose a baker as your delegate, which makes you a _delegator_. +Then you can stake tez with that baker and receive a share of the baker's rewards. + +For instructions on staking, see [Staking](/using/staking). + ## Delegating to a baker In older versions of the Tezos protocol, before users could stake with a baker, delegating was the primary way that users earned rewards for their tez. @@ -60,13 +67,6 @@ The rewards to delegators were distributed by the bakers, with no guarantee from Delegating still works in this way, but currently, it's mostly seen as a preliminary step required for staking. In return, the Tezos protocol provides stakers with rewards automatically. -## Staking with a baker - -If you don't have enough tez to become a baker or don't want to run a baking node, you can choose a baker as your delegate, which makes you a _delegator_. -Then you can stake tez with that baker and receive a share of the baker's rewards. - -For instructions on staking, see [Staking](/using/staking). - ## Summary In summary, here is a comparison between the staking and delegating options above: @@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ To start baking, use our [tutorial for bakers](/tutorials/join-dal-baker). For more information about the different options to participate to the Tezos network (baking, staking, or delegating), see [Running Octez](https://tezos.gitlab.io/introduction/howtorun.html) in the Octez documentation. -For full details about baking, see [Node and Baking](https://opentezos.com/node-baking/baking/introduction/) on opentezos.com. +To learn more about baking and the related concepts, see [Node and Baking](https://opentezos.com/node-baking/baking/introduction/) on opentezos.com.