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

Coinbase Exchange

Bybit

LBank

Bitget

KuCoin

Gate

CoinW

Toobit

Kraken

CoinEx

Biconomy.com

CoinUp.io

BYDFi

GroveX

Hibt

XT.COM

Upbit

BingX

Bit2Me

WhiteBIT

Bithumb

BTSE

BVOX

OrangeX

Hotcoin

Bitso

CoinCatch

Helix

WEEX

Dex-Trade

CoinTR

Bitrue

Osmosis

Bitvavo

Trubit

PointPay

bitcastle

Coinone

Bitazza

BitStorage

BitDelta

Bittime

BigONE

BitMart

Astroport (Neutron)

Tothemoon

Bitbank

PancakeSwap V3 (BSC)

Bitcointry

Binance US

Uniswap V3 (BSC)

Crypto.com Exchange

MANTRA Swap

WAGMI (Kava)