What is the cosmos ecosystem?

The Cosmos ecosystem is incredibly diverse, ranging from decentralized finance and cloud computing to VPN services and decentralized exchanges. Cosmos has a very ambitious long-term goal: to reshape the internet as we know it, putting blockchains at the centre of everything.

What is Cosmos & how does it work?

Think of Cosmos as Apple's iOS. It provides the platform and tools for developers to create apps tailored to the users' needs. The goal of the Cosmos ecosystem is to make it easy to create new blockchains. It's an ecosystem built around different modular and adaptable tools. Developers could use the existing tools or create new ones.

What are zones in Cosmos?

Zones are custom interoperable blockchains that exist in the Cosmos ecosystem. Each Zone is an application-specific blockchain, for instance, Kava, Terra, or the Secret network, which is tethered to the Cosmos Hub.

What is Cosmos & Terra?

Cosmos is just one of several platforms built around the Tendermint consensus engine; others include: Ethermint - A scalable and interoperable hybrid blockchain built using the Cosmos SDK and Tendermint. Terra - A delegated-proof-of-stake (dPoS) platform designed for stablecoins as a payment solution on the blockchain.