# \[Prop#986\] \[Passed\] 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") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![Mag](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.cosmos.network/mag/32/4808_2.png) [@Mag](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Mag) #### Post date: [December 11, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/prop-986-passed-funding-hydro-development-integrations-in-2025/14900/2 "2024-12-11T21:08:46Z")
The Hydro team has asked me to share my thoughts on this proposal (as an FYI, I will share my thoughts on any proposal if the community asks me to). Based on my cursory familiarity with Hydro so far, it seems to be highly positive for unlocking ATOM liquidity for the rest of the ecosystem. I was highly impressed that they were able to fill their first and second caps so quickly (the latter in 4 minutes!). If the community is excited to support this protocol as per this proposal, I will make sure we at Interchain Inc. work closely with the Hydro team to have Hydro be a safe and yield-efficient use for community members’ ATOM. My general opinion in evaluating all the products on the Hub is: if it’s working, let’s keep it. I think we should encourage experimentation of all forms. Hydro seems to be working, and I appreciate that the Hydro team will fully separate into its own team to double-down on the product and separate from the rest of Informal’s functions. I also appreciate Hydro’s clear language around an exclusive Cosmos Hub focus, given they are asking for Cosmos Hub funding. In the future, my hope is the Hub can be an exciting enough ecosystem and opportunity for teams to build here and fund themselves without community funding. But where the community graciously decides to step in, I view it as my responsibility to pay extra attention and time to make sure the funds are used well and the product is excellent. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/prop-986-passed-funding-hydro-development-integrations-in-2025/14900)._