Civic (CVC): What It Is, Uses and Risks

Civic is a project that describes itself as on-chain identity infrastructure. Its stated aim is to verify people and AI agents, reduce fraud and protect user privacy. Its product Civic Auth is described as a single sign-on service that works for users with or without a crypto wallet. The public description also mentions granular permissioning, verifiable credentials and bot resistance across several blockchain networks. The project launched on 2017-07-12, and CoinGecko lists it under software as a service and decentralized identifiers. Descriptions of the current product range are best checked against the project's own materials, because third-party write-ups vary in how they describe it.

Public write-ups disagree on the token's role. Some describe CVC as a payment layer between authenticators and parties that request identity checks. Others describe it as a utility token used to pay for verification services and to reward or incentivize service providers and validators in the network. the public information available here do not include a formal token specification, so these should be read as descriptions in secondary sources rather than confirmed design. Holding CVC does not by itself confirm any particular right or service. If the use case matters to you, look for the current technical documentation and terms published by the project.

As of 2026-11-05, the data shows about 1 billion CVC in circulation and about 1 billion in total supply, with no maximum supply listed. At the same date the price was about $0.0216, the market capitalization about $21.6 million, and the market ranked around 811th. The 24-hour trading volume was about $953,000. Over the prior seven days the price fell by about 6 percent, and over the prior year by about 55 percent. The all-time high was about $1.35 on 2018-01-02, and the all-time low about $0.011 on 2020-03-12. These figures change constantly and are not a forecast of future prices.

The data lists CVC as issued on Ethereum and Polygon. It is not recorded as the native token of any blockchain. Being issued on two networks means the same project token can exist as separate contracts on each chain, and balances on one network do not appear automatically on the other. Before you send or receive CVC, confirm which network and token contract you are using, and check that the wallet or exchange supports that exact version. Sending tokens on the wrong network can result in loss of funds that may be hard or impossible to recover.

CVC is a volatile asset whose price has fallen sharply from its 2018 peak. Trading volume is modest compared with the market value, so larger orders may move the price. Adoption of an identity product depends on partners and regulators, and both can change. Smart contracts can contain bugs, and scam tokens or fake websites often copy well-known project names. For storage, use a wallet you control and that supports the correct network. Never share your seed phrase or private keys, and be wary of anyone who asks for them. This page is general information, not financial advice, so consider your own circumstances before acting.