# Visibility Initiative for Funded Projects

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/visibility-initiative-for-funded-projects/10604>\
**Category:** Governance\
**Created:** [October 25, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/visibility-initiative-for-funded-projects/10604 "2024-10-25T08:59:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/visibility-initiative-for-funded-projects/10604/13 "2024-10-25T16:49:50Z")

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I like this idea to acknowledge what Polkadot does for projects! It makes sense and helps a lot in marketing the product.

I think we need to deeply reflect on the meaning of:

- powered
- funded
- secured

**Secured** should be used for chains and things that are sending data through a Polkadot core.

**Powered** should be used for applications that use resources of another application. I think in the case of Polkadot, “secured” and “powered” can be used interchangeably, as Polkadot is a Layer 0 (although “secured”, IMO should have priority). For parachains, only “powered” makes sense to me.

**Funded** is simply used for projects that got funding from the treasury.

### Example 1:

Polkadot ← Hydration ← flappywud.lol

Hydration is secured by Polkadot and powers the web3 game flappywud.lol (the game drops WUD and NFTs to players). The game is thus also powered by Asset Hub (and more stuff like graphic engine, etc. that we do not care much).

### Example 2:

Polkadot ← Mythical ← Rivals

Mythical Games is secured by Polkadot, and Rivals is powered by Mythical.

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