Cosmos (ATOM) is a hybrid proof-of-stake blockchain that strives to solve major issues of the blockchain industry and be a remedy to ‘slow, expensive, unscalable and environmentally harmful’ proof-of-work protocols. Its other goal is to make blockchain technology less complicated for developers, as well as make communication between blockchains easier (via an Interblockchain Communication protocol).

As Cosmos uses a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, ATOM isn’t mined but earned via staking – with the more ATOM staked, the greater the chances to become a validator and earn staking rewards. Described as ‘Blockchain 3.0’, its mission is to ensure that its infrastructure is straightforward to use and allows networks to be built using chunks of the already-existing code.

Important: please note that ATOM deposits and withdrawals are currently not supported. You can exchange and store ATOM. If you'd like to receive or send it, you'll have to first exchange it for a currency which supports crypto deposits and withdrawals – you can always check with the list in this article.

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