thanks onceuponatime, i sent back the 0.5 btsx you sent so i could register and transfer funds to my wallet from the exchange. i have since became a delegate as well. will my btsx in my wallet have to mature to a certain age before they stake or i produce blocks?
You would have to be voted in as a delegate in order to produce blocks. BTSX don't "mature", they are already all grown up
Role of Delegates
A delegate is an authority that is allowed to produce and broadcast blocks. (101 delegates currently exist in BitShares XT-test)
Producing a block consists of collecting transactions of the P2P network and signing it with the delegate's private key.
In each round, all 101 delegates build one and only one block.
A delegate's spot in the round is assigned randomly at the end of the previous block, assuming enough votes are present to be in the top 101.
http://wiki.bitshares.org/index.php/DPOS_or_Delegated_Proof_of_Stake#Role_of_Delegates