# Terms & Concepts

For those validators or delegators who would like to join [Harmony Open Staking](http://staking.harmony.one/), this section will help you get started and learn about how everything works. 

The following links can also help you better understand Harmony's staking mechanism and token economics.

* [Intro to Effective-Proof-of-Stake](https://medium.com/harmony-one/introducing-harmonys-effective-proof-of-stake-epos-2d39b4b8d58)
* [Harmony Token Economics](https://medium.com/harmony-one/harmonys-new-tokenomics-bcdac0db60d7)
* [The Definitive Guide to Harmony Open Staking](https://medium.com/harmony-one/the-definitive-guide-to-harmony-open-staking-6c78976a7d63)

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[validator-keys-and-bids](https://docs.harmony.one/home/network/validators/definitions/validator-keys-and-bids)
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[effective-proof-of-stake-bidding-process](https://docs.harmony.one/home/network/validators/definitions/effective-proof-of-stake-bidding-process)
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[epoch-transition](https://docs.harmony.one/home/network/validators/definitions/epoch-transition)
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[block-reward](https://docs.harmony.one/home/network/validators/definitions/block-reward)
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[others](https://docs.harmony.one/home/network/validators/definitions/others)
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[Broken link](https://docs.harmony.one/home/network/validators/broken-reference)
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