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

DigiFinex

LBank

MEXC

Bybit

LATOKEN

Coinbase Exchange

Binance

WhiteBIT

Biconomy.com

Bitbegin

FMCPAY

Gate.io

XT.COM

OrangeX

Helix

BYDFi

Hibt

AscendEX (BitMax)

Hotcoin

Bitso

Osmosis

EXMO

Fastex

PointPay

Tapbit

bitcastle

GMO Japan

CoinEx

Bittime

BitStorage

Astroport (Neutron)

Crypto.com Exchange

BitMart

Bitrue

BigONE

PancakeSwap V3 (BSC)

Dex-Trade

WAGMI (Kava)

Kinetix V3

Uniswap V3 (BSC)

Toobit

Bitget

BTCC

CoinW

Deepcoin

Poloniex

Bitunix

Ecxx

KuCoin

TokoCrypto

GroveX

Pionex

BingX

Kraken

Phemex

Bitvavo

CEX.IO

BVOX

CoinCatch

BTSE

Bit2Me

HitBTC

FameEX

FMFW.io