Mapping out Cosmos' ecosystem

In April 2017, the Interchain Foundation raised $17 million worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum to build an interconnected blockchain network. Networks built on Cosmos will have the ability to maintain governance-related autonomy and be interoperable where they can transfer tokens and data with each other.

Tendermint, also known as All In Bits Inc., has been the Cosmos protocol's main developer. In 2017, the Interchain Foundation contracted Tendermint to lead the development of Cosmos and has been responsible for developing Tendermint Core, Cosmos SDK, the IBC Protocol, and Starport.