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

WhiteBIT

Bitget

Helix

Biconomy.com

DigiFinex

KuCoin

LATOKEN

Coinbase Exchange

FMCPAY

CoinW

Upbit

BYDFi

FameEX

Hotcoin

Bithumb

Tapbit

Osmosis

CoinEx

EXMO

PointPay

Astroport (Neutron)

Trubit

BitMart

BigONE

WAGMI (Kava)

Canto Dex

BitStorage

PancakeSwap V3 (BSC)

Kinetix V3

PancakeSwap (v2)

Uniswap V3 (BSC)

Binance

Gate.io

BTCC

Toobit

Bybit

LBank

Ecxx

MEXC

XT.COM

Pionex

Bitunix

Poloniex

Nominex

BloFin

TokoCrypto

BVOX

Niza Global

Phemex

HitBTC

FMFW.io

Kraken

Crypto.com Exchange

OrangeX

Deepcoin

AscendEX (BitMax)

Bit2Me

CEX.IO

Bitcointry

WOO X

WEEX

BTSE

Bitfinex

Dex-Trade

Bitvavo

Bitrue