The Cosmos network consists of many independent, parallel blockchains, called zones, each powered by classical Byzantine fault-tolerant (BFT) consensus protocols like Tendermint (already used by platforms like ErisDB). Some zones act as hubs with respect to other zones, allowing many zones to interoperate through a shared hub. The architecture is a more general application of the Bitcoin sidechains concept, using classic BFT and Proof-of-Stake algorithms, instead of Proof-of-Work.Cosmos can interoperate with multiple other applications and cryptocurrencies, something other blockchains can’t do well. By creating a new zone, you can plug any blockchain system into the Cosmos hub and pass tokens back and forth between those zones, without the need for an intermediary.For example, if you wanted to trade bitcoins for ether today, you would have to sell your bitcoins for a fiat currency on an open exchange and then use that fiat currency to buy ether on another exchange. The problem is, many of our exchanges today are plagued by hacks, theft, and cons. Two prime examples are what happened at Mt. Gox and more recently Bitfinex.

Cosmos Hub

Binance

LBank

MEXC

Gate.io

DigiFinex

WhiteBIT

Bybit

Kraken

LATOKEN

OrangeX

Coinbase Exchange

FMCPAY

XT.COM

BYDFi

Biconomy.com

Helix

Hibt

Bitvavo

Osmosis

Hotcoin

Trubit

Bitso

PointPay

Astroport (Neutron)

EXMO

CoinEx

Fastex

Tapbit

bitcastle

BitDelta

Bittime

BitStorage

BitMart

VVS Finance

BigONE

Bitci TR

Dex-Trade

GMO Japan

Bitkub

WAGMI (Kava)

Uniswap V3 (BSC)

Kinetix V3

Kujira Fin

ProBit Global

Toobit

Bitget

CoinW

BTCC

Deepcoin

Poloniex

Ecxx

TokoCrypto

KuCoin

Bitunix

GroveX

Phemex