# Tea.xyz

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/tea-xyz
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/tea-xyz.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/tea-xyz/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://tea.xyz
- **Slug:** tea-xyz

## Overview

- **Tagline:** Tea.xyz differentiates itself as a permissionless, cryptographic network for open source, built by the creator of Homebrew. It introduces a novel 'Proof of Contribution' (teaRank) to quantify and reward true software impact, aiming to build a sustainable, trustless, decentralized, and democratized economy for OSS.
Source: Brand's website (https://tea.xyz) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Tea.xyz is a permissionless network powering the future of open source by anchoring it in cryptography and turning every signed commit into part of a global network. It aims to enhance the security and sustainability of the software supply chain by allowing open-source contributors to capture the value they create through a novel Proof of Contribution mechanism and a native ERC-20 token.
Source: Brand's website (https://tea.xyz) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Tea Protocol (permissionless network
  - L2 scaling Ethereum
  - GPG/PGP precompile)
  - TEA Token
  - Proof of Contribution (teaRank)
  - Tea Rewards system
  - Chai Oracle
  - PKGX (Web3-native package manager)
  - Universal APP Store
  - Tea DePin (decentralized nodes).
Source: Brand's website (https://tea.xyz) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Token-based economy (TEA token) for staking, rewards, and potentially vulnerability reporting. Value capture through contributions and donations within the protocol.
Source: Brand's website (https://tea.xyz) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Open-source developers and maintainers, OSS projects, community users/supporters of open source, software supply chain security stakeholders, and the broader Web3 ecosystem.
Source: Brand's website (https://tea.xyz) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Gitcoin
  - Open Collective
  - GitHub Sponsors
  - Tidelift
Source: Brand's website (https://tea.xyz) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-04.