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Tea is the permissionless network powering the future of open source. Tea anchors open source in cryptography and turns every signed commit into part of a global economy.
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Our ITN's hotter than anticipated, so we're rolling out challenges in phases

First up, the Early Grey Group—our top 50k ITN point earners. You've been with us from the start, and your reward is early access to test and explore new features. Next, the Chai Chargers Group joins the fun with a general release, bringing the entire tea Protocol community together to share in the excitement and contributions.

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OSS Leaderboard

The heartbeat of Open Source, ranked.

Open Source dependancies just got a scoreboard. Register your code to unlock your rank and your rewards.
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The tea ecosystem

Enhancing the sustainability and integrity of the software supply chain by allowing OSS contributors to capture the value they create
TEA L2
Purpose-built Layer-2 scaling Ethereum, GPG/PGP precompile embedding rewards directly into the network.
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TEA DePin
Decentralized nodes powering storage, validation, uptime, and network resilience worldwide.
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Chai Oracle
Ranking open-source projects with teaRank to measure true software impact.
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tea Rewards
Permissionless rewards system distributing value to contributors via cryptographic signatures.
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PKGX
Web3-native package manager — discover, install, and verify software seamlessly.
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Universal APP Store
A marketplace for open source, AI, and software distribution on Tea.
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Register OSS projects
1
Search your project
Use the tea web app to easily identify your GitHub projects that are compatible with tea.
2
Register a project with tea
Create a project constitution and complete the process to register a software project with tea.
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Earn rewards
Receive rewards based on your project’s influence and impact. Accept donations from other tea community members.
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RubyGems
Crates
npm
PyPI
APT
Homebrew
pkgx
...and more to come

Incentivizing maintenance of your OSS codebase

Trustless, decentralized & democratized
tea Testnet

Tokenomics is Freedom: A Manifesto for the New Open Source Economy

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tea for Community Users
How anyone can support impactful open-source software projects
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Why tea is the rewards protocol for OSS developers and maintainers
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Push Code.
Pull Value.
Permissionless by design.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is tea?

tea is a decentralized protocol secured by reputation and incentives. tea enhances the sustainability and integrity of the software supply chain by allowing open-source developers to capture the value they create in a trustless manner. 

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What is Proof of Contribution?

Proof of Contribution is the novel consensus mechanism of the tea Protocol designed to quantify the impact of all OSS projects in the software ecosystem. Proof of Contribution assigns a dynamic score—referred to as a project’s teaRank—based on each open-source project’s orientation within, and utilization by, the OSS ecosystem over time.

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What is the purpose of the TEA Token?

TEA is an ERC-20 token that serves as the access key to certain aspects and designated features of the tea Protocol. Holders of TEA tokens can support software projects by staking TEA tokens to specific OSS projects in the software ecosystem. TEA holders may also contribute to the security of the software supply chain by preparing and submitting vulnerability reports.

When will the tea Incentivized Testnet begin?

tea's Testnet runs from Wednesday, February 21, 2024 to Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

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