In brief
- Civitai now accepts crypto payments for its Buzz tokens after its credit card processor dropped support over AI-generated NSFW content.
- Supported coins include USDC, USDT, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and others—though Bitcoin is excluded due to high fees.
- The move highlights growing financial pressure on NSFW and AI platforms, echoing trends seen in the adult content industry.
Civitai, the world’s biggest repository of generative AI models, introduced crypto payments this month after losing its credit card processor over AI-generated explicit content, offering support to purchase Buzz—the platform’s virtual, non-Web3 tokens.
The AI model-sharing site now accepts USDC, USDT, Litecoin, Ethereum, TRON, Solana, Dogecoin, and Shiba…
Jun 23 2025
