Cosmos is a cross-chain protocol that is working to establish a standardized way for blockchains to inter-operate. It has been called the internet of blocchains. Cosmos is building a standardized protocol for multiple blockchains to operate freely together, and allow transfers of value between them. Cosmos is made up of a network of blocckhains called zones. Each of these zones will be powered by a the Tendermint consensus protocol. Cosmos will act as a hub, that ties the zones together and manages their coordination. The Cosomos token called ATOM was released in an ICO that raised $53 million, but it will not be traded until the platform is launched.

Wanchain is a cross-chain protocol for inter-chain transactions. It was originally a fork of Ethereum, but is now a completely separate blockchain called the WAN chain, that also has a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. Wanchain is designed to be a decentralized and interconnected platform to exchange digital assets across separate blockchains. It is meant to connect the growing number of blockchain projects and make them inter-operable.