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

Pionex

Bybit

DigiFinex

XT.COM

MEXC

Coinbase Exchange

LBank

Kraken

KuCoin

WhiteBIT

Biconomy.com

Crypto.com Exchange

BitMart

CoinW

Hibt

GroveX

Gate

Helix

BVOX

BYDFi

CoinUp.io

WEEX

CoinTR

Hotcoin

LATOKEN

AscendEX (BitMax)

Bitso

Tapbit

Trubit

Bitrue

CoinEx

Osmosis

SAFEbit

Bitazza

VVS Finance

PointPay

Bittime

bitcastle

BitStorage

BitDelta

BigONE

Tothemoon

Indodax

PancakeSwap V3 (BSC)

Bitcointry

Uniswap V3 (BSC)

Dex-Trade

Mercado Bitcoin

EXMO

WAGMI (Kava)

BabySwap

Bitget

CEX.IO

Deepcoin

Bitunix

Toobit

Poloniex

FameEX

Nami Exchange

Bit2Me

KCEX

BingX

TokoCrypto

OrangeX

BTSE

FMFW.io

Phemex