Tea protocol, our $250K open-source grant

In plain words

Tea protocol is an open-source initiative offering $250K in grants to support maintainers of impactful open-source projects. The program targets projects with a teaRank greater than 30 ahead of the protocol's incentivized testnet launch. It addresses the challenge of inadequate compensation for open-source developers by providing financial support to qualified project maintainers who have made material contributions to the software ecosystem.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

In the maker’s words, at launch

tea (https://tea.xyz) is shaking up the digital world by addressing the long-standing issue of inadequate compensation for open-source developers. Solving this issue is more urgent than ever, which is why we have decided to deploy $250K in grants ahead of the launch of the protocol. This initial stage aims…

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