Frequently asked questions.

CivicNet (CIVIC) is a decentralized, Bitcoin Core-based cryptocurrency built around civiclight, a CPU-friendly proof-of-work algorithm. The goal is to keep mining accessible to ordinary desktop hardware, rather than requiring specialized ASICs or GPU farms.

Not yet, cryptographically. The current civiclight algorithm is CPU-friendly in practice — no ASIC or GPU miners currently exist for it — but it doesn't use a memory-hard construction that would make specialized hardware fundamentally inefficient. A civiclight v2 upgrade addressing this is on the roadmap.

Everything is open source at github.com/CivicLight, including the node/wallet, the CPU miner, and this website.

Easiest option: open the web wallet and generate an address in seconds, no download needed. Or download the full desktop wallet from the Downloads page.

Download the CPU miner from the Downloads page, then point it at the official pool. Full instructions are on the Mining page — it takes just one command to get started.

No. Any modern desktop or laptop CPU works. More cores generally means better hashrate, but there's no minimum specialized hardware requirement.

Approximately 315 million CIVIC, with the block reward halving every 2,100,000 blocks. See the full technical specifications on the homepage.

Blocks are found roughly every 1 minute. Coinbase (mined) rewards require 50 confirmations to mature before they can be spent.

Yes. Download civicnet-node from the Downloads page. New nodes discover peers automatically via the built-in DNS seed — no manual configuration required.

Not yet. Exchange listings are on the roadmap, starting with smaller/DEX options as the community grows. There's no fixed timeline for this yet.