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

LBank

Bybit

DigiFinex

Coinbase Exchange

KuCoin

Gate

WhiteBIT

Biconomy.com

CoinW

OrangeX

FMCPAY

CoinTR

XT.COM

BYDFi

Hotcoin

AscendEX (BitMax)

Trubit

Tapbit

BitDelta

Osmosis

Bitazza

CoinEx

Bittime

Bitrue

Icrypex

PointPay

bitcastle

BitMart

Tothemoon

BigONE

Kinetix V3

Bitget

WAGMI (Kava)

GMO Japan

Crypto.com Exchange

Binance US

Canto Dex

Toobit

Kraken

Bitunix

Poloniex

FameEX

GroveX

BingX

Pionex

TokoCrypto

KCEX

Nami Exchange

CEX.IO

Bit2Me

Phemex

Helix

BTSE

Hibt

FMFW.io

BVOX

WEEX

BloFin

CoinCatch

WOO X

Bitso