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Sam Blackshear
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Sam Blackshear

Co-Founder, CTO, Mysten Labs, Creator of Move Language

Sam Blackshear is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Mysten Labs. He brings more than a decade of experience in programming languages and blockchain technology, including nearly six years at Meta, where he served as Principal Engineer leading the development of Move, a secure and efficient smart contract language designed for Meta’s Libra/Diem blockchain initiative. 

Sam previously spent five years in academic research at the University of Colorado Boulder, focusing on static analysis for security and performance. His work on Move has significantly shaped the blockchain landscape, providing a secure and developer-friendly language for smart contract execution.

Sam holds a Ph.D. in Programming Languages from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Introducing the Decentralized Seal Key Server, Now live on Testnet

Seal's encryption layer now supports distributed key management across independent operators, with no changes to how you build

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Mysticeti v2: Faster and Lighter Sui Transaction Processing

An inside look from Mysten Labs engineers at how Mysticeti v2 refines Sui’s consensus for smarter, more efficient transaction handling

6min read

Sui, SUIG, and Ethena to Launch Native suiUSDe

Sui’s DeFi ecosystem continues to separate from the pack with a powerful new asset, suiUSDe.

3min read

Ika Network Debuts, Letting Sui Smart Contracts Manage Cross-chain Assets

Built on Sui’s high-performance architecture, Ika makes Sui the command center for decentralized, cross-chain coordination.

3min read

Composability Through Different Lenses: PTBs and EIP-7702

As decentralized apps become more complex, users are often required to complete multiple transactions onchain in a specific sequence. Actions like approving...

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Greater Ecosystem Security Through Audits and Move Registry

Explore how audit firms and onchain transparency via Move Registry strengthen smart contract security in the Sui ecosystem.

2min read

Sui Prover: Bringing Formal Verification to Sui

With the Sui Prover, developers can now mathematically guarantee that their smart contracts behave exactly as intended, unlocking a new standard for safety on Sui.

4min read

Announcing the Move Registry (MVR): Radical Interoperability

The Move Registry (MVR) brings powerful onchain package management to Sui, making smart contracts easier to discover, trust, and integrate.

4min read

New Move CLI Flag Gives Enhanced Error Context

Developers using the new error flag in Sui 1.42 will have an easier time debugging code.

3min read

All About Blockchain Data Models

Sui’s object-oriented model unlocks new possibilities.

3min read

All About Soulbound Tokens

Non-transferrable NFTs, known as Soulbound NFTs or tokens, unlock powerful use cases where ownership must remain fixed.

4min read

All About Real World Assets

Tokenizing real world assets helps to bridge the gap between traditional finance and DeFi.

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