Depends on the token. For example, in the cases of neoxian and photo owning the token is equal to staking it. With leo and lifestyle you'll have to stake them. And yes, I agree, it does take some time to get used to all of this. I know, when they first came out I didn't bother much, only in the last couple of weeks have I sat down to look into them. It's not always easy. Getting on their discord servers is usually the best bet, but even there you'll have to poke around quite a bit to find the answers and explanations you're looking for.