The Cosmos Blockchain Stack

The Cosmos Stack is the most widely-adopted and battle-tested Layer 1 blockchain technology stack, in production with 200+ chains today. It is performant, customizable, and EVM-compatible for complete control over infrastructure, access, and data security.

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Tailor a chain to your compliance, performance, and functionality needs.

1. Build an institution-grade Layer 1 blockchain

Launch a secure, high-performance Layer 1 blockchain customized to your business requirements.

Payments

In 2025, Ripple expanded their base ledger to include a high-performance EVM side chain, built on top of the Cosmos Stack and Cosmos EVM with the assistance of Cosmos Labs.

2. Build a Consortium Blockchain

Build a permissioned blockchain consortium, run exclusively by your partners.

Payments

Progmat, Japan’s banking consortium, uses Cosmos to replace outdated payment networks with faster routing infrastructure.

3. Test & Prove with a  Proof-of-Concept

Quickly spin up a proof-of-concept private blockchain with a full feature set.

Tokenization

Progmat, Japan’s banking consortium, uses Cosmos to replace outdated payment networks with faster routing infrastructure.

Safe, compliant, and seriously powerful

The Cosmos stack gives you a complete, production-ready foundation that includes everything you need to run a digital ledger. Work with us to receive a tailored, full-service blockchain solution designed for your business needs, or develop a solution independently using the self-service open source components.

Core

Get digital ledgers up and running on time and on budget with our EVM-compatible software development kit, proven in production by 150+ customers today.

Cosmos SDK

Cosmos EVM

Consensus

Achieve 10,000+ transactions per second with instant settlement, ideal for high-demand financial use cases.

CometBFT

Connectivity

Connect with other networks and your existing infrastructure quickly and seamlessly with the industry’s most secure, flexible interoperability technology.

IBC Protocol

Skip:Go

Supported by open source tooling

Cosmos has dozens of open source utility libraries for chain management and testing.

Interchain Test

Interchain JS

Utility Libraries

The Cosmos Stack

Why choose the Cosmos stack?

Engineered for performance and resilience

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Ethereum and EVM Compatible

Ethereum

Ethereum Layer 2s

Your Ledger

Cosmos EVMWrite Solidity contracts

Cosmos SDKBuild a Digital Ledger

Native Interoperability with Ethereum and EVM

Native Interoperability

Transfer assets and data, and set up automated workflows with the Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC)

Fully Customizable

Connectivity

Business Logic

Consensus

Compliance

KYC/KYB

Privacy

Virtual Machines

Fees

Rust

Solidity

Cosmos offers the best performance, connectivity, EVM compatibility, access control, and flexibility for enterprise and institutional use cases

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Connectivity

Skip:Go provides a unified API to move digital assets across blockchains, driving $1Bn in monthly volume, including $600M/month in stablecoin (USDC) transfers.

Docs

Github

App

Tokenized Deposits Are Ready. The Infrastructure Decision Is What Matters.

Banks can tokenize deposits. The infrastructure they choose now determines control, governance, interoperability, and future growth.

Cosmos Joins the Mastercard Crypto Partner Program

Cosmos joins Mastercard's Crypto Partner Program alongside 85+ companies to collaborate on digital asset payment infrastructure.

Comparing Cosmos and Hyperledger Fabric for Enterprise Blockchain

Compare Cosmos and Hyperledger Fabric for secure, compliant enterprise blockchain deployments, covering the trade-offs in architecture, governance, and integration for regulated businesses.

Connecting Modern Payments Networks to Blockchain with Cosmos

Cosmos enables payment networks like Stable and Arc to integrate blockchain settlement with existing financial systems, offering controlled interoperability and compliance.

Ethereum Just Abandoned Its L2s. Here's What Comes Next.

Vitalik announced that the rollup-centric roadmap is over. Sovereign L1s are the future. Cosmos was built for exactly this moment, and it's better than ever.

Real World Assets on Cosmos: How Capital Markets Are Moving On-chain

Institutions are moving assets on-chain with Cosmos, powering interoperable, compliant, and scalable tokenized capital markets.

Tokenized Deposits on Cosmos

What tokenized deposits mean for institutional finance, and why Japan's largest banks are building using IBC from the Cosmos stack via Progmat Coin

Regulatory Clarity, Stablecoin Mania, and Other Insights from Sovereign Day

Sovereign Day 2025 revealed global consensus on sovereign blockchains connected via IBC, with institutions and governments deploying stablecoins and cross-border payment solutions.

Sovereign Day 2025 Recap: Exploring Enterprise Adoption of Blockchain

Sovereign Day 2025 showcased banks, governments, and enterprises building sovereign L1 blockchains on Cosmos for stablecoins, CBDCs, and cross-border payments at institutional scale.

Cosmoverse 2025: The Future of Cosmos, the Cosmos Stack, Hub, and ATOM

Cosmoverse 2025 revealed Cosmos roadmap: enterprise L1s for finance, IBC to Solana/Base, ATOM tokenomics redesign, and Cosmos EVM for institutional adoption.

Evolving Capital Markets with Blockchain Technology

Why Finance is Moving its Infrastructure to Blockchain/DLT, and How Cosmos is Leading the Way

IBC Eureka Technical Walkthrough

A technical walkthrough of IBC Eureka, the interoperability solution that gives fast, cheap transfers between Ethereum and Cosmos

The Cosmos Blockchain Stack

Tailor a chain to your compliance, performance, and functionality needs.