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

MEXC

DigiFinex

LBank

Bitget

Bybit

Gate

CoinW

Toobit

Coinbase Exchange

BTSE

Biconomy.com

KuCoin

GroveX

WhiteBIT

Bithumb

XT.COM

Kraken

BingX

Upbit

Hibt

BVOX

OrangeX

Hotcoin

Bitso

Bitvavo

WEEX

CoinCatch

Dex-Trade

CoinTR

LATOKEN

Osmosis

Trubit

AscendEX (BitMax)

CoinEx

PointPay

BitDelta

bitcastle

SAFEbit

Bitrue

BitStorage

Coinone

Astroport (Neutron)

Bitazza

BigONE

Bittime

BitMart

Tothemoon

VVS Finance

Bitcointry

PancakeSwap V3 (BSC)

Crypto.com Exchange

Uniswap V3 (BSC)

MANTRA Swap

WAGMI (Kava)