A chain that hosts many chains on it. [[cross chain]]
[[IBC protocol]]

https://www.wenmainnet.com/

[[ethereum]] is one block chain; think empire

rome fell because it was too large. competing interests.

cosmos is a federation of villages, each network focused on specific task

each village has its own [[governance]]

>_**"We reject siloed and centralised hegemonies; we believe in the promise of Cosmos for a truly interoperable and decentralised future for [[governance]] and [[finance]]; we provide the building blocks for the future of [[finance]] and beyond.”**_

- uses [[golang]]