tea Protocol Airdrop

tea Protocol is an open-source infrastructure project built on Base that rewards open-source software maintainers and contributors through a blockchain-based reputation and incentive system. Created by Max Howell (creator of macOS Homebrew), tea uses blockchain technology to create fair, transparent compensation for open-source contributors who maintain critical software infrastructure. The protocol allows developers to register their open-source projects and receive TEA tokens proportional to their project's rank, value, and impact. tea Protocol launched Mainnet v1 on Base in February 2025 after raising $19.9M from Binance Labs across multiple rounds. The system features a recurring epoch-based enrollment model where users register their wallets for TEA token reward cycles, with each epoch having a defined rewards pool distributed to qualifying participants. Beyond developers, any tea Protocol user can participate by creating accounts, earning points, and eventually staking TEA tokens to support projects while earning rewards.

tea Protocol operates a recurring epoch-based enrollment system where users register their wallets for $TEA token reward allocations. Currently Epoch 15 is active with a 2.4M $TEA rewards pool and 18,472+ enrolled wallets. Enrollment is gasless on Base blockchain, requiring only one off-chain signature with no gas fees. Users connect any EVM wallet (MetaMask, Rainbow, Coinbase Wallet) and register their address before the snapshot deadline (currently 5 days remaining). When an epoch closes, enrolled addresses are snapshotted and qualifying wallets may receive allocations in the next rewards cycle. Enrollment provides 'soft eligibility, not a guaranteed payout' - it registers wallets for potential rewards based on tea Protocol activity including staking, participation, or activity on tea.xyz. One enrollment per user, one wallet per person. No TEA tokens or funds transfer required for enrollment. Open-source developers can register projects for rewards proportional to impact. The protocol launched TGE in February 2025, with ongoing epoch cycles distributing rewards to enrolled and active participants.

1. Visit https://epoch-tea.com/ or https://tea.xyz/enroll to access enrollment
2. Connect your EVM wallet on Base (MetaMask, Rainbow, or Coinbase Wallet)
3. Hardware wallets are supported for security
4. Sign one off-chain signature (gasless, no fees required)
5. Confirm enrollment to register your wallet address
6. Registration is added to tea Protocol enrollment registry
7. Wait for snapshot deadline (check countdown on epoch-tea.com)
8. When epoch closes, enrolled addresses are snapshotted
9. Qualifying wallets receive allocations in next rewards cycle
10. For developers: Register your open-source projects at tea.xyz
11. Upload existing software projects to earn rewards proportional to impact
12. Create tea account using new username or GitHub account
13. Earn points by using and testing tea features
14. Check your enrollment status anytime at tea.xyz
15. Re-enroll for each new epoch to remain eligible

To maximize allocation:

• Enroll early in each epoch (currently 18,472+ wallets enrolled)
• Register ALL your open-source projects on tea Protocol for maximum impact scoring
• Connect GitHub account to link existing contributions and reputation
• Earn points actively by using and testing tea features regularly
• Use tea.xyz consistently to demonstrate genuine platform engagement
• For developers: Upload high-value, widely-used projects for better rankings
• Maintain and update your registered projects to show active development
• Participate in tea community discussions and governance
• Plan to stake $TEA tokens when staking feature launches (future rewards)
• Re-enroll for every epoch - each cycle requires new registration
• Don't miss snapshot deadlines - late enrollments excluded from that epoch
• Check enrollment status regularly at tea.xyz to verify registration
• One wallet per person rule - don't use multiple addresses (duplicate detection)
• Focus on quality contributions over quantity for ranking algorithms

tea Protocol: Base L2 platform rewarding open-source contributors. Created by Homebrew founder. $19.9M from Binance Labs. Epoch 15 live: 2.4M $TEA pool. Gasless enrollment.

Tea Protocol has a doxxed, reputable founder (Max Howell, creator of Homebrew) and $19.9M backing from Binance Labs. The product (Proof of Contribution for open source) is genuinely novel. However, the TEA token already launched June 4, 2026 with abysmal market reception: $1.26M market cap (rank #2678), collapsed -90% from ATH in two weeks, and only 20% of supply is circulating with no clear airdrop claim process (distribution was via CoinList sale, not a free airdrop). Low liquidity ($492K/day volume) and small FDV ($6.3M) signal weak fundamentals. Sources: tea.xyz, coingecko.com/en/coins/tea-protocol, docs.tea.xyz/tea-white-paper. Confidence: medium.

[Archive decision: ARCHIVED. Archived: distribution via CoinList sale has occurred; TEA token is live (TGE June 4, 2026) with no open airdrop claim window.]