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Aug 10, 2026

Mysten Labs launches Tessera confidential settlement network on Sui blockchain

Mysten Labs has introduced Tessera, a business-to-business settlement prototype built on the Sui blockchain that enables confidential invoice payments by hiding transaction amounts while maintaining controlled access for counterparties, regulators, and auditors.

Aug 10, 2026·2 sources
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Aug 6, 2026

Mysten Labs CTO Sam Blackshear Leaves Sui Developer to Join Anthropic for AI Security Research

Sam Blackshear, cofounder and chief technology officer of Mysten Labs, announced on August 6 that he is departing the Sui blockchain developer to join AI company Anthropic, where he will focus on defensive security research.

Aug 6, 2026·2 sources
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  • ▪Blockchain networks competing for institutional privacy include Circle with its Arc Privacy platform and XRP Ledger validators considering confidential transfers for tokenized assets.
  • ▪Tessera encrypts payment amounts from public view while leaving the sender, receiver, and timestamp of transactions visible on the blockchain.
  • ▪Tessera combines Sui's confidential-transfer technology with Mysten Labs' Seal protocol, which uses threshold encryption to distribute control of decryption keys.

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