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

WhiteBIT

Bitfinex

Bybit

Helix

Toobit

Bitget

LBank

AscendEX (BitMax)

Gate.io

Coinbase Exchange

Bitunix

XT.COM

KuCoin

CoinW

OrangeX

BVOX

Biconomy.com

Osmosis

Hotcoin

BYDFi

Phemex

LATOKEN

Kraken

Bit2Me

FameEX

Dex-Trade

Trubit

MEXC

Bitazza

BingX

Tapbit

PointPay

CoinEx

BitMart

CEX.IO

BTSE

EXMO

Bitvavo

BitStorage

Astroport (Neutron)

Deepcoin

GMO Japan

BitDelta

Fairdesk

Bitcointry

WEEX

Binance US

VVS Finance

Bitso

HashKey Exchange

OraiDEX

Exchange	Pair	Price	Bid/Ask	Volume
Binance	ATOM/USDT	3.675	0.027	2,792,139.57
HTX	ATOM/USDT	3.674	0.019	2,012,259.135
DigiFinex	ATOM/USDT	3.673	0.027	1,816,028.97
WhiteBIT	ATOM/USDT	3.674	0.013	1,768,349.932
Bitfinex	ATO/USD	3.676	0.027	1,571,116.075
Bybit	ATOM/USDT	3.672	0.019	1,362,598.408
Bitfinex	ATO/USDT	3.667	0.082	1,269,050.761
OKX	ATOM/USDT	3.673	0.054	1,072,581.61
Helix	ATOM/USDT	3.671	0.027	812,211.675
Toobit	ATOM/USDT	3.671	0.027	693,708.43
Bitget	ATOM/USDT	3.672	0.054	603,466.518
LBank	ATOM/USDT	3.673	0.027	592,699.74
P2B	ATOM/USDT	3.673	0.543	568,706.69
AscendEX (BitMax)	ATOM/USDT	3.666	0.24	565,751.4
Gate.io	ATOM/USDT	3.672	0.027	490,804.2
Coinbase Exchange	ATOM/USD	3.674	0.027	486,958.62
Bitunix	ATOM/USDT	3.672	0.027	435,397.67
XT.COM	ATOM/USDT	3.674	0.054	419,825.73
KuCoin	ATOM/USDT	3.67	0.013	382,762.163
CoinW	ATOM/USDT	3.673	0.071	266,382.48
OrangeX	ATOM/USDT	3.659	0.055	204,564.17
BVOX	ATOM/USDT	3.674	0.027	200,562.19
Biconomy.com	ATOM/USDT	3.673	0.027	197,775.5
Osmosis	IBC/27394FB092D2ECCD56123C74F36E4C1F926001CEADA9CA97EA622B25F41E5EB2/IBC/498A0751C798A0D9A389AA3691123DADA57DAA4FE165D5C75894505B876BA6E4	3.673	0.603	195,482.564
Hotcoin	ATOM/USDT	3.672	0.082	186,842.56