Sam Blackshear, Move creator and Mysten Labs co-founder, is leaving to join Anthropic for defensive security research while remaining as advisor.
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Sam Blackshear, creator of the Move programming language and co-founder of Mysten Labs, is departing the company to join Anthropic, where he will work on defensive security research. Blackshear will maintain an advisory role with Mysten Labs and Sui ecosystem developers, and will continue participating in the planned Move Foundation. His departure marks a leadership transition, with @EvanWeb3 assuming responsibility for Mysten Labs' technical direction going forward.
The move reflects Blackshear's pivot toward AI safety and security work within the broader crypto and technology landscape. His continued involvement as an advisor suggests an intent to sustain connection to the ecosystems and projects he helped establish, even while redirecting his primary focus.