Velodrome × Tea: Liquidity for the Future of Open Source
Turning Recognition Into Liquidity
Open source has always been the invisible backbone of software. It powers everything, yet most projects go underfunded and unsupported.
At Tea, we’re changing that through deOSS—decentralized open source, where repositories are verified, discoverable, and sustainable. Some of these repositories represent hundreds of millions of users.
Our approach has two layers:
- Network rewards and bounties: Registered repositories earn from Tea’s transaction rewards pool, with value distributed down to contributors through bounties and verified GPG-signed commits.
- Repository-level assets: Verified repositories themselves will also have the ability to launch community assets on Brew.Fun, extending their sustainability into real markets.
Recognition alone isn’t enough. If OSS is to be sustainable, verified repositories need markets—venues where they can be priced, supported, and traded.
That’s why we’re excited to spotlight our partnership with Velodrome, the leading DEX on Optimism and the Superchain.
TL;DR
Tea is partnering with Velodrome, the leading DEX on Optimism and the Superchain, to give verified repositories real liquidity. Tea funds OSS through transaction rewards and bounties, with value distributed down to signed commits. Verified repositories can also launch assets on Brew.Fun, extending sustainability into markets. Velodrome provides the liquidity layer to make deOSS a living, tradable economy. Liquidity = sustainability. This partnership strengthens Tea’s momentum alongside the CoinList community sale, which opens September 25 at 17:00 UTC on CoinList.
Why Velodrome, Why Now
We teased this collaboration earlier. Now, as the CoinList community sale builds momentum, it’s time to highlight how Velodrome fits into Tea’s broader vision.
Velodrome isn’t just another trading venue. It’s a cornerstone of liquidity infrastructure on Optimism, built with:
- Proven depth of liquidity, consistently leading in trading volumes and TVL.
- Cross-L2 reach through Hyperlane, enabling seamless asset transfers across the Superchain.
- Community alignment, with governance and incentives designed to serve long-term builders rather than short-term speculators.
In short: Velodrome is where liquidity meets resilience.
Liquidity Meets deOSS
Here’s how this comes together:
- Repositories as Assets
Tea can validate repositories through GPG signatures on Git repos, proving ownership and provenance. These repositories, some with hundreds of millions of users, are the real unit of value in open source. - Community Assets, Not Just Commits
Contributions and commits are verifiable for attribution, and value from our rewards pool can flow to them. But they are not tradable assets. What can launch as Brew.Fun assets are the repositories themselves, carrying the identity and provenance of entire OSS communities. - Velodrome as the Market
Verified repositories that launch assets need liquidity. Venues where communities can signal value, attract support, and sustain themselves long-term. Velodrome provides exactly that: deep liquidity, cross-L2 interoperability, and a proven track record in community-driven markets.
This ensures that deOSS isn’t just theoretical. It becomes a living, tradable economy, where repositories are funded by both Tea’s network-level rewards and their own market-level community assets.
Why This Matters for the Community
Liquidity is more than speculation—it’s sustainability.
- For maintainers: Network rewards provide immediate support, while repositories launching assets gain a long-term funding model in real markets.
- For contributors: Commit-level verification ensures attribution and rewards flow directly to them.
- For communities: OSS projects become discoverable as assets, making it easier to grow and support the projects that matter.
- For adoption: Reliable venues like Velodrome bring confidence that OSS can scale into sustainable economies.
Liquidity is what turns open source from a public good into a resilient economy.
Looking Ahead
As we prepare for the Tea Community Sale on CoinList, starting September 25 at 17:00 UTC with a $50M FDV and 100% unlock, this partnership signals how Tea is building not just recognition, but sustainability.
👉 Join the CoinList Sale here - https://coinlist.co/tea
- Registered repositories earn through transaction rewards and bounties.
- Verified repositories can launch assets on Brew.Fun.
- Liquidity is established through Velodrome.
- Security and provenance are guaranteed by chai, teaRank, and GPG signatures.
Together, this ecosystem turns open source from an underfunded backbone into a sustainable, community-driven economy.
🔥 Open source becomes sustainable when repositories meet liquidity. With Velodrome × Tea, that future is here.
Don’t miss it:
- Sale starts: September 25, 17:00 UTC
- FDV: $50M
- Unlock: 100% at TGE
- Where: CoinList Sale Page
