According to Huoxing Finance, on August 6, Sam Blackshear, creator of the Move programming language and CTO of Sui Network, announced his upcoming departure from Mysten Labs, the Sui development team, to join Anthropic, where he will focus on defensive security research. The Move Foundation is currently in preparation, and Sam Blackshear expressed his enthusiasm for continuing to contribute to it in various possible ways. Evan Cheng, CEO of Mysten Labs, will assume leadership of the technical vision for Mysten and the Sui ecosystem.
Sui CTO Sam Blackshear to Join Anthropic, Focusing on Defensive Security Research
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On August 6, 2026, Sui CTO Sam Blackshear announced his departure from Mysten Labs to join Anthropic, where he will focus on defensive security research. Blackshear will continue to be involved with the Move Foundation. Evan Cheng, CEO of Mysten, will now lead the technical vision for the Sui ecosystem. On-chain news continues to highlight key personnel changes. Preventing security breaches remains a top priority for blockchain projects.
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