Starfish: push-based dissemination can be efficient on uncertified DAG

Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 02:44 PM · 21:57

Current DAG-based BFT protocols face a critical trade-off: certified DAGs provide strong security guarantees but require additional rounds of communication to progress the DAG construction, while uncertified DAGs achieve lower latency at the cost of either reduced resistance to adversarial behaviour or higher communication costs.