# \[Prop#986\] \[Passed\] Funding Hydro development & integrations in 2025

**URL:** https://forum.cosmos.network/t/prop-986-passed-funding-hydro-development-integrations-in-2025/14900
**Category:** Community Spend
**Created:** [December 11, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/prop-986-passed-funding-hydro-development-integrations-in-2025/14900 "2024-12-11T20:49:52Z")
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### Author: ![Carter\_Lee\_Woetzel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/carter_lee_woetzel/32/7282_2.png) [@Carter\_Lee\_Woetzel](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Carter_Lee_Woetzel)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/prop-986-passed-funding-hydro-development-integrations-in-2025/14900/12 "2024-12-12T20:42:29Z")

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Really incredible to see the progress on Hydro as a product - Informal Systems has done a great job paving the way expanding the Cosmos Hubs offering beyond just security, and I think the broader Cosmos is starting to get excited about bidding on ATOM (in more ways than one).

Hydro has shown a couple of core competencies that I think are in line with this new era of Cosmos Hub:

- **Rapid shipping** - iteration loops are fast, and community feedback is taken in real time ([recommend joining the telegram channel here](https://t.me/+xUzNOTZjUNw5Mzhk))
- **A product people want** (multiple protocols participating, more to come)
- **Solves a problem** - protocols want more ATOM liquidity, and it can be hard to source it directly from the open market in size
- **Meaningful roadmap** - the addition of vote optimizers, automated hedging, insurance premiums, advanced data gathering for optimized LP, Valence integrations, etc. are all key to turning Hydro into something industry leading
- **Omnichain in nature** - any mature project can participate, and Hydro invites non-ICS projects to be able to interact with the Cosmos Hub
- **Active governance participation:** ATOM holders gain a direct role in shaping the network’s future by voting on liquidity deployments, fostering a more engaged community.
- **Meaningful economic rewards:** strategic liquidity allocations can generate returns for the ATOM community, potentially increasing the value of ATOM holdings.

Fully in support of Hydro and this proposal, I believe Hydro is going to be a mission critical part of the Cosmos Hub Renaissance of 2025. And while there may be some minutiae to work through on some of the details of funding or entities, I **view Hydro through the lens of optimism & excitement** that the Cosmos Hub is here to build products that people want.

Additionally, I think it is worth asking the question of **“…how much value will Hydro provide to Cosmos Hub over the course of the next 5 years…”** as I think it can help recalibrate on how people think about the capital being requested by the builders here. (Hint: value created is capable of being $100M+ imo).

We want a highly motivated and skilled team running full steam ahead on Hydro. **I’d encourage us to not break that dynamic.**

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