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

WhiteBIT

Binance

DigiFinex

XT.COM

Bitunix

LBank

Bybit

MEXC

CoinW

Gate.io

Upbit

Toobit

Biconomy.com

FMCPAY

Helix

BTSE

Bitget

Poloniex

OrangeX

KuCoin

Coinbase Exchange

LATOKEN

Hotcoin

BYDFi

FameEX

Phemex

Kraken

Bitvavo

BitDelta

Dex-Trade

Osmosis

Trubit

Bithumb

PointPay

EXMO

AscendEX (BitMax)

CoinEx

Tapbit

CoinTR

BitStorage

Astroport (Neutron)

Icrypex

BigONE

Bitazza

VVS Finance

KickEX

GMO Japan

BitMart

Canto Dex

Bitkub

Binance US

Bitso

Mercado Bitcoin

WAGMI (Kava)

Korbit

Kinetix V3

Biswap