# Introduction

There are two main functions of being a reporter on the tellor network:

* Staking (locking a bond that can be slashed if a bad value is reported)
* Reporting (submitting data on-chain)

Additionally, it is recommended that reporters monitor data submissions. partake in the Tellor community, and [vote on disputed data.](https://docs.tellor.io/tellor-docs-v2/disputing-data)