---
id: 1943
title: "On LibraBFT’s use of broadcasts"
source_domain: blog.trailofbits.com
source_url: "https://blog.trailofbits.com/2019/07/12/librabft/"
published_at: "2019-07-12T10:50:24Z"
tags: ["blockchain", "distributed-systems", "consensus", "librabft", "hotstuff", "bft", "libra", "leader-election"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1943"
lang: en
---

# On LibraBFT’s use of broadcasts

## Summary

Compares LibraBFT with its ancestor HotStuff: LibraBFT's non-leader broadcasts affect liveness analysis, communication complexity, and leader election, making the two distinct algorithms.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.trailofbits.com
- **Published:** 2019-07-12T10:50:24Z
- **Original:** https://blog.trailofbits.com/2019/07/12/librabft/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1943