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Move programming language creator and Mysten Labs co-founder Sam Blackshear has announced his departure from the company to join Anthropic, where he will focus on defensive security research. While stepping away from day-to-day operations, Blackshear confirmed he will continue supporting the Sui ecosystem as an advisor to Mysten Labs, Sui builders, and the planned Move Foundation.
Following the announcement, $SUI traded around $0.6848, down 1.02% over the past 24 hours.
I am leaving Mysten Labs and joining Anthropic to work on defensive security research.
— Sam Blackshear (@b1ackd0g) August 5, 2026
Leadership Transition at Mysten Labs
With Blackshear leaving, Evan Web3 will take over the company’s technical leadership.
Evan said he will return to leading engineering and research teams directly, overseeing the full research-to-product cycle as both CEO and CTO. He described the next 12 months as a crucial period for Mysten Labs and said he plans to stay closely involved with product development.
With Sam's departure, I'm returning to my roots: leading technical teams and the research > engineering > product cycle. As CTO & CEO, I'll be close to the work, hands-on, in the trenches.
— evan.sui (@EvanWeb3) August 5, 2026
The next twelve months are pivotal. I'm energized. Let's go. https://t.co/Acd53A29IW
August Price Action Keeps $SUI in Focus
Despite the leadership change, some market watchers are paying closer attention to $SUI’s on-chain activity than its price. Analyst Benji said stablecoin supply on the network jumped 30% this week, the biggest increase he has tracked in the past two months, while monthly net inflows reached $921,000, compared to a previous baseline of around $40,000.
🚨 For a month I said the same thing about $SUI: I don't trust any turn until stablecoin supply confirms. It kept failing. Every green week faded.
— Benji (@benjamin_woods) August 5, 2026
This week it didn't fade. It ripped.
Stablecoin supply +30% on the week the biggest jump in the entire stretch I've been tracking.… pic.twitter.com/iCvA0K9aVK
Even with stronger capital inflows, $SUI continues to trade near $0.69, which he described as a gap between improving network activity and price performance. Benji says this is the first time in months that capital inflows have strengthened while price has remained largely unchanged. However, he added that total value locked (TVL), network fees, and a move above $0.72 are still needed before the trend becomes more convincing.
Another analyst, Kaleo, pointed out that the $SUI/$BTC pair is approaching the same support zone where it rebounded in August 2024, before delivering a 5x rally over the following four months.
$SUI / $BTC is approaching the support level it bounced off in August of 2024 when it proceeded to print a 5x over the course of the next four months pic.twitter.com/B4W9TE8yDN
— K A L E O (@CryptoKaleo) August 5, 2026
While he did not make a price prediction, he said the current setup is worth monitoring if buyers continue defending that level.