eCash Staking Rewards 101

Now that staking rewards are live, I'm seeing lots of questions that can easily be answered as long as you have a little basic knowledge. Questions like how often can I expect to win a block? How do I participate? Why are the blocks so slow? This article will try and answer those questions as well as give people some basic information on how eCash staking rewards works, the minimum requirements to stake your eCash, and a few other things that might help answer any questions you might have...