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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.

Sui Kiosk Demystified: Revolutionizing Digital Asset Transfers

Sui's Kiosk primitive enables secure asset transfers with greater control.

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All About Stablecoins

Maintaining a consistent value, stablecoins offer stability in an otherwise volatile market.

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All About Fiat On-Ramps

Fiat on-ramps are essential gateways facilitating conversion from traditional currencies to digital assets.

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Transfer to Object Available on Sui Mainnet

The addition of Transfer to Object creates myriad new possibilities for object coding on Sui.

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Move Adds Enums and Macros in 2024 Edition

New features set to launch on Move, Sui's native programming language, in early 2024 include Enums, macro functions, and Method syntax.

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All About Onchain Storage

Storing data on Sui powers unique product abilities while remaining economically feasible.

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All About Liquid Staking

Liquid staking protocols issue special tokens that represent staked SUI, yet can be swapped and contributed to liquidity pools.

2min read

All About DeFi Basics

DeFi users on Sui can engage in various activities, including contributing to liquidity pools, lending, and borrowing.

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View Verified Move Source Code in Sui Explorer

Sui Explorer now supports a widely requested feature, viewing source code for certain packages within the interface.

1min read

Build React Apps on Sui with dApp Kit

Introducing a new SDK for developers to start building quickly and efficiently

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Sui Linters and Warnings Update Increases Coder Velocity

New developer experience features, including linters and compiler warnings, give builders useful warnings while coding.

7min read

Insecure Code Delays Mass Web3 Adoption

Move on Sui was designed to be inherently secure and address vulnerabilities of other programming languages.

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