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

Binance

DigiFinex

LBank

Bybit

Gate.io

LATOKEN

XT.COM

Bitget

KuCoin

Bitunix

Helix

Biconomy.com

CoinW

Bithumb

OrangeX

Coinbase Exchange

EXMO

Phemex

FameEX

BYDFi

Kraken

BTSE

Bitvavo

Dex-Trade

Hotcoin

BitDelta

AscendEX (BitMax)

PointPay

Osmosis

CoinEx

Bitfinex

BitStorage

Tapbit

Astroport (Neutron)

Bitso

Coinone

Trubit

BitMart

Bitkub

WAGMI (Kava)

GMO Japan

Bitci TR

Canto Dex

BigONE

PancakeSwap V3 (BSC)

Korbit

Kinetix V3

Mercado Bitcoin

Biswap

Kujira Fin

Uniswap V3 (BSC)

PancakeSwap V1 (BSC)