https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/libbitcoin-for-core-people/1222

Big picture: libbitcoin utilizes hardware in parallel to enable wayyy faster download, validation, and confirmation times

Core does everything sequentially, thus is much slower

anon

Libbitcoin has no utxo set.
It doesn't have a mempool either.
It just has a transaction table, a headers table, and a relationship table that links the two.

I've heard others say that libbitcoin's design prioritizes ibd and synching while core's design prioritizes block relay and propagation.

I would love to read a comparison of the two written for laymen.

bitcoin

Eric Voskuil on Bitcoin Core's UTXO Model

0xbitcoiner

Libbitcoin has no utxo set.
It doesn't have a mempool either. 
It just has a transaction table, a headers table, and a relationship table that links the two. 

I've heard others say that libbitcoin's design prioritizes ibd and synching while core's design prioritizes block relay and propagation. 

I would love to read a comparison of the two written for laymen. 