Over the past few months, the SUKU Team has been working hard and getting our hands dirty in the field (quite literally). Each day, we are working towards making blockchain technology accessible for enterprises, no matter the size or industry. We’re excited to make blockchain use cases real — starting with the livestock industry!

In April, members of the SUKU Product Development Team traveled to Princeton, Kansas for a three-day immersive experience. During this time, a series of test transactions were performed to simulate real-world interactions on the SUKU Platform. These transactions involved the buying and selling of cattle and RFID-enabled ear tags, as well as the association of these purchases to a blockchain-based record of the animal. During the trip, our team visited several sites to continue in building our relationships with farmers, processors, auction houses, and industry consultants. The team is excited about getting closer to enable the SUKU Platform to fully support the livestock use case.

Great news, SUKU Community: the SUKU Developers page and SUKU Development Slack channel are live! We are thrilled to begin interacting with our wider development community through our Slack channel and SUKU Development Kit.

The SUKU Development Kit provides a sandbox for potential Technology Partners to build applications that leverage the SUKU Ecosystem. Developers can access the sandbox environment through a dedicated node, or they may choose to launch a node of their own. Both methods provide access to the SUKU Ecosystem, enabling developers to interact with the SUKU testnet environment through our well-defined APIs. Visit our developers page to apply for access to the Development Kit.

Additionally, we encourage all developers to join the SUKU Developers Slack channel via this invitation link. Our team is available to help you build, integrate, and enhance your ideas and applications, using the SUKU Ecosystem. We look forward to the development community engaging with our tools and are excited to see the innovative applications that everyone creates!

The collaboration between Citizens Reserve and Duke (announced in late March) is off to a great start. Citizens Reserve, along with Coinbase and others, co-sponsored “The Transformative Power of Blockchain”, which was the first blockchain conference at Duke University. The conference brought key players in the industry together to discuss how blockchain is being used by enterprises and how students can benefit from these opportunities. Yonathan Lapchik, our CIO and Duke Alum, spoke at the conference about how SUKU aims to transform this space.

Yonathan (pictured above) also had the opportunity to announce the creation of the new Blockchain Lab powered by Citizens Reserve located at the Duke Fuqua School of Business. The Blockchain Lab will enable both computer science and MBA students to work on use cases leveraging the SUKU Ecosystem.

SUKU Community, we’d like to introduce you to Lucas Henning — BUIDLer, HODLer, and Senior Blockchain Architect.

For the last 15 years, Lucas has been following his passion for cybersecurity, blockchain and cryptography — a journey that’s brought him from Hamburg to New York, from PenTesting to smart contract security, and from PHP to Web3. With several cybersecurity roles under his belt and the completion of his CISSP, Lucas has a breadth of highly-applicable experience to draw from. Additionally, Lucas spent 3 years in various Deloitte Blockchain Labs, sharpening his enterprise blockchain expertise. With his unique mix of high-tech blockchain and enterprise software knowledge, Lucas leads much of the architecture design and growth of the SUKU Platform.

Lucas originally studied information systems in Germany and also holds a Master’s degree in cybersecurity from the University of Hamburg. Lucas is a big fan of hackathons, frequently speaks at crypto meetups, and enjoys scuba diving, skiing, snowboarding and riding his motorcycle.

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