# CES 2019 Special: Yves Laurent Kayan, Coinplus

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2019-01-15
- Length: 9m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-01-15-ces-2019-special-yves-laurent-kayan-coinplus
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/40986663/

## Summary

Yves Laurent Kayan, Founder and CEO of Coinplus, explains his company's physical crypto storage solution designed to make blockchain technology accessible to unbanked populations. He details a specific use case in Africa involving the 'Unit Life' fund, where a multi-card system (2-of-3) incentivizes pregnant women to visit medical centers for proper nutrition and care. The system uses physical cards containing encoded codes that must be combined to reconstruct a private key, ensuring security while providing tangible incentives for social good.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-01-15-ces-2019-special-yves-laurent-kayan-coinplus#t=3) Introduction: Yves Laurent Kayan and Coinplus at CES 2019
- [1:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-01-15-ces-2019-special-yves-laurent-kayan-coinplus#t=75) Origin Story: Personal struggle with Bitcoin private key security
- [2:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-01-15-ces-2019-special-yves-laurent-kayan-coinplus#t=177) The African Context: Addressing the 30% IQ deficit in children
- [5:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-01-15-ces-2019-special-yves-laurent-kayan-coinplus#t=300) The Solution: Physical multi-card system (2-of-3) for private key reconstruction
- [7:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-01-15-ces-2019-special-yves-laurent-kayan-coinplus#t=444) Implementation: Incentivizing healthcare visits via Unit Life partnership
- [8:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-01-15-ces-2019-special-yves-laurent-kayan-coinplus#t=491) Enterprise Use Case: Governance, compliance and anti-fraud for financial institutions

## Topics

- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Coinplus (company)
- Bitcoin (other)
- Unit Life (other)

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