Difference between grouped address and account address?

[lucas]

Hi guys, may I ask a question about grouped address and account address? I don’t know exactly the difference between them.

Document says that:

• Grouped address: A spending key attached to an account key. The stake is automatically
• Account address: An account key. The account is its own stake
  Reference: https://input-output-hk.github.io/jormungandr/jcli/address.html

What is the difference between spending key and account key? What do “The stake is automatically” and “The account is its own stake” mean?

Please help to look at it, I appreciate your time.

[DAPP360_MIKE]

I’ll take a crack at it. An account key allows the single account holder to own and spend (send) ADA to any other unattached account. A spending key for a group account is attached to only the accounts that are part of the group. Basically, only group account is use to register a stake pool. Pool rewards flows from the group account using the group spending key to reward the single accounts (stakers). A single account can not be use to create a stake pool…only group account can register a stake pool. Hope it helps.