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What to Look For in a Baker
Reliability
Look for low missed blocks and attestations. Falling below the protocol's cycle participation threshold reduces attestation rewards; deactivation is a separate consequence of sustained inactivity.
Capacity
Bakers accept delegations up to 9x their own stake. Overdelegated bakers = lower rewards.
Fees
Baker fee (edge) typically 5-10%. Lower fee = more rewards for you.
tz4/BLS
tz4 bakers use BLS signatures enabling 63x bandwidth reduction. Supports network evolution.
How Baking Works
Bakers are the validators that secure the Tezos network. They:
- Create blocks — Bakers are assigned block creation rights based on their staking power
- Attest blocks — Validate blocks created by other bakers; cycle participation below two-thirds reduces attestation rewards
- Vote on upgrades — Participate in on-chain governance
- Earn rewards — Block rewards + attestation rewards, shared with delegators/stakers
Minimum staking power: 6,000 XTZ. Cycles are ~1 day (14,400 blocks at 6-second block time).
Start Baking
Want to run your own baker? Tez Capital's open-source tools make it straightforward:
- tezbake — One-command baker setup and management
- TezPay — Automated reward distribution to delegators
- TezSign — Hardware signing for baker keys (Ledger support)