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

Bybit

Toobit

DigiFinex

Bitget

MEXC

Gate.io

OrangeX

Coinbase Exchange

FMCPAY

WhiteBIT

Biconomy.com

XT.COM

Hibt

BYDFi

Upbit

Hotcoin

Bitvavo

Bithumb

CoinCatch

AscendEX (BitMax)

Bitso

CoinEx

Bitrue

PointPay

BitDelta

Tapbit

Osmosis

EXMO

Crypto.com Exchange

Bittime

Astroport (Neutron)

bitcastle

BitStorage

BitMart

Tothemoon

Kinetix V3

Kraken

LATOKEN

BigONE

WAGMI (Kava)

PancakeSwap V3 (BSC)

zondacrypto

Uniswap V3 (BSC)

Uniswap V4 (BSC)

Kujira Fin

ProBit Global

Bitunix

Poloniex

CoinW

Deepcoin

KuCoin

BingX

Pionex

GroveX

TokoCrypto

Phemex

Bit2Me