From d8abaa178404100aa770fef1ad8d5e2e3e9ef7e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim McMackin Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:08:16 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] How much tez do I receive in return for staking tez? --- docs/using/staking.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/using/staking.md b/docs/using/staking.md index b4b7cacf6..cd7d8cdb0 100644 --- a/docs/using/staking.md +++ b/docs/using/staking.md @@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ For more information about staking for baking purposes, see [Baking](/architectu In exchange for staking tez with a baker, users automatically receive a portion of the baker's rewards in proportion to how much they stake. Users can stake any amount of tez, but there is a limit to how much staked tez a single baker can accept, and bakers must opt in to allow users to stake with them. +:::note How much tez do I receive in return for staking tez? + +The amount of tez that you receive for staking tez depends on many factors, including how much you stake and how lucky your baker is. +Starting 20 January 2025 (with the Quebec protocol upgrade), the returns for staking also depend on the ratio of staked tez to total tez in existence, to encourage a balance of staked tez to liquid tez. +You can look up an estimated rate of return on block explorers. + +::: + Staking has some similarities to the concept of a Smart Rollup bond, but there are important differences; see [Bonds](/architecture/smart-rollups#bonds). ## Staking as a Tezos user