Studies have shown that over 15.4 million individuals in the United States alone faced issues related to identity fraud and theft in 2016. Not only that, in the same year it was reported that 1.1 billion digital identities of internet users across the globe were stolen by hackers. Civic is an all-new blockchain-based identity verification (IDV) platform that provides users with on-demand, secure and low-cost access to digital privacy services. Through its unique system, Civic is able to eliminate the need for recurring background and personal information verification checks that are undertaken every time a new institution requires such a protocol to