- KuCoin has listed TEA, with TEA/USDT trading set to begin on June 4 and deposits already open via ERC-20.
- KuCoin launched a 133.3M TEA GemPool campaign, allowing users to stake USDG, KCS, or TEA for rewards.
- A separate 26M TEA giveaway includes a 22M TEA GemSlot Carnival and a 4M TEA Learn & Earn program
Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has announced the world-premiere listing of Tea (TEA), an OP Stack-based Layer 2 network designed as economic infrastructure for open-source software.
The TEA/USDT spot listing is accompanied by a 133,333,333 TEA GemPool farming campaign and a separate 26,000,000 TEA listing campaign, creating a broader launch program that combines trading access, staking rewards, trading incentives, invitation bonuses and educational participation.
Tea (TEA) Trading Goes Live on June 4
According to the announcement, deposits for TEA are already open via the Ethereum ERC-20 network.
The exchange will conduct a call auction from 23:00 UTC on June 3 until 00:00 UTC on June 4. Then, spot trading for the TEA/USDT pair will begin at 00:00 UTC on June 4. Meanwhile, withdrawals will open at 04:00 UTC on June 5.
KuCoin also confirmed that the TEA/USDT pair will be supported by several automated trading tools. These include Spot Grid, Infinity Grid, DCA, Smart Rebalance, Spot Martingale, Spot Grid AI Plus, and AI Spot Trend.
What Is Tea (TEA)?
Tea is an open-source Layer 2 network designed to create a shared value layer for open-source software. The project aims to address long-standing challenges in the open-source ecosystem, where maintainers can be difficult to support at scale, software dependencies are often hard to understand, and project provenance, claims, and governance can be difficult to coordinate.
Through the tea network and TEA DApp, developers, maintainers, supporters, and ecosystem participants can register open-source projects, understand dependency context, make claims, and support the broader software graph. The network uses Proof of Contribution and teaRank to measure the impact of open-source projects across dependency graphs, enabling rewards and value exchange tied to contribution, provenance, and stewardship.
The TEA token serves as the economic layer of the tea ecosystem, supporting governance, staking, and network activity. According to tea, the project is also building product features such as GPG key verification, BounTEA, claims, and governance tools, which are designed to help connect project identity, maintainer context, and support flows across open-source communities.
KuCoin Launches 133.3 Million TEA GemPool Campaign
Alongside the listing, KuCoin has added TEA to its GemPool platform, allowing users to stake USDG, KCS, or TEA tokens to earn TEA rewards. The campaign runs from June 3 to June 14 and features a total reward pool of 133.33 million TEA tokens.
The allocation includes:
- 33.33 million TEA for USDG stakers
- 60 million TEA for KCS stakers
- 40 million TEA for TEA stakers
Participation requires KYC verification, and hourly reward caps vary by staking pool.
Additional Bonuses for Participants
KuCoin is offering several bonus incentives during the GemPool campaign. Users who complete a project quiz with all correct answers can receive a 10% reward boost.
Additional bonuses are available through the referral program, where users can double their rewards by inviting friends who register and participate in GemPool.
VIP users can receive bonuses ranging from 10% to 50%, depending on their VIP tier. Meanwhile, KCS holders can earn loyalty bonuses of up to 20%, based on their KCS loyalty level.
26 Million TEA Giveaway Announced
To celebrate the listing, KuCoin is launching a separate promotional campaign featuring a 26 million TEA prize pool.
The largest component, a 22 million TEA GemSlot Carnival, runs from June 4 to June 11. The event includes a 4.5 million TEA pool reserved for newly registered users who complete at least $250 in TEA spot trading volume.
Another 17.5 million TEA pool is open to all eligible users who achieve at least $500 in TEA trading volume during the campaign period.
In addition, KuCoin will host a Learn & Earn campaign from June 9 through June 30, distributing 4 million TEA to users who complete educational content, quizzes, and designated tasks related to the project.
The combined initiatives position Tea’s market debut as one of the exchange’s larger token launch campaigns, pairing the listing with staking incentives, trading rewards, referral bonuses, and educational participation opportunities.
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