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

DigiFinex

LBank

Bybit

XT.COM

LATOKEN

MEXC

Coinbase Exchange

Biconomy.com

BYDFi

WhiteBIT

Gate.io

BTSE

Helix

KuCoin

FMCPAY

Fastex

AscendEX (BitMax)

Osmosis

Dex-Trade

Trubit

PointPay

Bitso

bitcastle

EXMO

CoinEx

Astroport (Neutron)

BitStorage

BitMart

Bitkub

GMO Japan

Bitci TR

WAGMI (Kava)

BigONE

Canto Dex

Kinetix V3

Uniswap V3 (BSC)

Biswap

PancakeSwap V1 (BSC)

Mercado Bitcoin

Kujira Fin

PancakeSwap (v2)

Bitunix

Poloniex

BTCC

Pionex

OrangeX

CoinW

TokoCrypto

Bitget

Kraken

BVOX

Phemex

Toobit

BingX

FMFW.io

Bit2Me