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

Bybit

Coinbase Exchange

DigiFinex

Gate

WhiteBIT

FMCPAY

Biconomy.com

KuCoin

CoinW

OrangeX

GroveX

Bit2Me

XT.COM

Hotcoin

Hibt

BYDFi

Upbit

Bithumb

AscendEX (BitMax)

BVOX

CoinTR

Trubit

Tapbit

Osmosis

Bitso

Gemini

CoinEx

Bitrue

PointPay

Bitazza

BitDelta

Coinone

LATOKEN

Bittime

BigONE

BitStorage

bitcastle

BitMart

Tothemoon

Kraken

Crypto.com Exchange

Kinetix V3

SAFEbit

WAGMI (Kava)

Dex-Trade

Canto Dex

PancakeSwap V3 (BSC)

Binance US

Uniswap V3 (BSC)

Astroport (Neutron)

Mercado Bitcoin

Toobit

Poloniex

Bitget

Bitunix

FameEX