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

DigiFinex

Coinbase Exchange

FMCPAY

OrangeX

Gate.io

Biconomy.com

Bybit

WhiteBIT

CoinW

XT.COM

BYDFi

Hibt

Hotcoin

Trubit

Bitso

CoinEx

Osmosis

Tapbit

Bitrue

Astroport (Neutron)

EXMO

Kraken

bitcastle

BitStorage

Bittime

BitMart

Tothemoon

AscendEX (BitMax)

LATOKEN

Bitfinex

Bitbank

Kinetix V3

GMO Japan

WAGMI (Kava)

Crypto.com Exchange

Uniswap V3 (BSC)

Toobit

Deepcoin

Poloniex

Bitunix

FameEX

Phemex

GroveX

Pionex

TokoCrypto

Nami Exchange

CEX.IO

Bit2Me

BingX

Bitget

BVOX

CoinTR

BTSE

BitDelta

KuCoin

Vindax

HitBTC

FMFW.io

CoinCatch

WEEX

Bitvavo

Dex-Trade