Company
Civic
3 interviews on Crypto Coin Show
Civic is a digital identity company co-founded by Vinny Lingham in 2015.
It first offered identity theft protection and blockchain based identity verification, and issued the CVC token. Its later product Civic Pass provided on chain access control such as identity, uniqueness and liveness checks for decentralized applications.
In June 2025 Civic announced it was sunsetting Civic Pass, with features discontinued through July 2025, to concentrate on Civic Auth, a login and embedded wallet service for developers, and on identity infrastructure for AI agents. As of 2026 its website describes Civic Auth and Civic MCP as tools used by more than 2,000 developers, with governance features for AI agents such as scoped access and audit trails, and presents a newer product named Bryn, a signal based go to market tool for growth teams. Chris Hart has been CEO since August 2021, when Lingham moved to executive chairman.
24:40Latest interview · Sep 5, 2022JP Bedoya on Civic's decentralized identity platformAshton Addison speaks with JP Bedoya, Chief Product Officer of Civic, on their decentralized identity solution, Civic Pass and Civic Me, how to maintain control of your identity and provide only the necessary info for acceptance, the NFT showcase and marketplace they've built, and more.Watch the episode →People we’ve interviewed
About Civic
- Type
- Digital identity and authentication
- Structure
- Company
- CEO
- Chris Hart
Links go to official Civic channels. Always verify before connecting a wallet.
What Civic told us
4 moments · 3 interviewsIn their own words on Crypto Coin Show. Tap Watch to jump to that exact moment.
“We use the IDs decentralized identifiers right, and we are using the Solana based DIDs where the idea doesn't necessarily need to be on chain.”
JBJP BedoyaChief Product Officer · Sep 2022▶Watch at 5:12
CHChris Hart · Civic's identity management solution expands into DeFi“We want to be in a place where we can serve all those projects and we think identity is kind of like a universal lego that you should be able to take from chain to chain.”
▶Watch at 14:52
VLVinny Lingham · Vinny Lingham on digital identity and blockchain compliance“We can offer something which previously wasn't available so it's a million dollars insurance policy that you get off it to store your cryptocurrency in our wallet if you lose your wallet your phone.”
▶Watch at 7:33“If you're in a tough spot right now you probably should have put away savings. You want to have a war chest of 18 months cash in the bank at any point in time.”
▶Watch at 11:10
Products
- Civic PassNon-transferable token for platform integration and user verification
- Civic.meWeb3 identity management across multiple chains and networks
- Civic WalletCryptocurrency wallet with facial recognition and insurance policy
Timeline
- Website presents Civic Auth, Civic MCP and the Bryn go to market product
- Civic Pass verification, uniqueness and liveness features discontinued
- Announces the sunset of Civic Pass
- Chris Hart promoted to CEO; Vinny Lingham becomes executive chairman
- First interview on Crypto Coin Show Watch
- Civic founded
- Civic founded by Vinny Lingham and co-founders
Market
Market data: CoinGecko. Full CVC price page →
Interviews with Civic
18:37Civic's identity management solution expands into DeFiSep 9, 2021 · Chris Hart, Civic
13:52Vinny Lingham on digital identity and blockchain complianceMay 23, 2020 · Vinny Lingham, CivicRelated interviews
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