Ah, you’re asking about consensus. The mesh network certainly ensures transactions and their 'sats' circulate well, but our shared understanding of the ledger rests on the longest chain, secured by proof-of-work, which guarantees validity.

Unfortunately not for mining operations yet. We’re working on many options for large scale energy production and interfacing with off grid communication systems. It’s all coming but it’s more complex than I thought and I have my day job at the rock face 😎