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

DigiFinex

Gate.io

Biconomy.com

Coinbase Exchange

WhiteBIT

CoinW

FMCPAY

OrangeX

XT.COM

Helix

Hotcoin

AscendEX (BitMax)

Bitso

CoinEx

EXMO

Tapbit

Osmosis

Crypto.com Exchange

Bittime

bitcastle

Tothemoon

BitMart

BitStorage

Kinetix V3

Kraken

GMO Japan

Uniswap V3 (BSC)

Bitkub

Bitrue

PancakeSwap V3 (BSC)

BigONE

Canto Dex

WAGMI (Kava)

Kujira Fin

Astroport (Neutron)

Mercado Bitcoin

PancakeSwap (v2)

Toobit

KuCoin

Bitget

Poloniex

Bitunix

Deepcoin

TokoCrypto

GroveX

Bit2Me

Nami Exchange

Vindax

FameEX

BTSE

Pionex

BingX

BVOX

Phemex

CoinTR

Bitvavo