Token utility
$MESH is the lifeblood of the Mindmesh protocol, acting as the coordination and incentive layer across the compute, model, and data economy.
Key functions
Staking
Node operators must stake $MESH to participate in the compute mesh. Misbehavior (e.g. downtime, bad output) is penalized via slashing. Staking ensures network reliability and economic security.
Payments
All services within Mindmesh — such as compute cycles, dataset access, model inference, or API usage — are priced in $MESH. This establishes a native demand sink for the token based on utility.
Governance
$MESH holders can vote on proposals related to network upgrades, emission rates, treasury usage, grant programs, model whitelisting, and more. This fosters community-driven protocol evolution.
Incentives
$MESH is distributed to contributors who provide value to the network, such as dataset curators, model developers, and prompt creators. Emissions are dynamically adjusted via DAO governance.