Cigarette
CIG
Evaluation Score
Overall rating on a scale of 0-10
Dimension Breakdown
AI Analysis
Comprehensive evaluation of the token
Cigarette (CIG) is an experimental ERC-20 token launched in December 2021 with a CryptoPunks-themed airdrop and novel Harberger-tax title mechanics ('CEO of CryptoPunks'). Across all evaluated areas, the project exhibits near-total dormancy and critical structural weaknesses: Active Development (0.5/10) reflects zero recent shipping or development activity; Tokenomics (2.0/10) suffers from inflationary emissions, centralized issuance control via an auction wallet, lack of vesting schedules, and circular utility; Market and Use Case (1.5/10) indicates a novelty project with negligible real-world utility; Team and Governance (1.0/10) highlights complete team anonymity, no roadmap, and gamified single-controller governance; and Security and Audit History (2.0/10) reveals unaudited contracts, zero third-party audit coverage, and unverified supply metrics, though no specific exploit or legal proceeding was found on record. Community Support scored -1.0 due to insufficient data/abandoned community infrastructure ($0 TVL, inert liquidity pool, absent social channels) and was excluded from the weighted score calculation with its weight redistributed across remaining dimensions.
Development Activity
Code updates and developer engagement
Community Support
Social media presence and community engagement
Tokenomics
Supply, distribution, and utility
Market & Use Case
Value proposition and competitive landscape
Team & Governance
Team background and project governance
Security & Audits
Security history and audit status
About Cigarette (CIG)
Cigarette (CIG) is an abandoned, experimental ERC-20 token launched on the Ethereum mainnet in December 2021. The project was initially distributed through an airdrop aimed at CryptoPunks holders and was designed as an explicit novelty experiment. It combines per-block inflationary emissions with a gamified title mechanism, directing ongoing token emissions to liquidity providers in the CIG/ETH pool on SushiSwap.
The core mechanism of CIG revolves around the title of "CEO of CryptoPunks," which is transferred via a Dutch auction and maintained through a daily Harberger tax. The single wallet holding this title possesses the ability to control token issuance within hardcoded contract limits. CIG lacks a formal DAO or token-holder voting system, concentrating governance and issuance parameters under this gamified title mechanism. The initial supply was set at 1 billion tokens, with continuous inflationary issuance and no built-in burn or token-vesting structures.
The project carries significant structural and operational risks. CIG was deployed by a completely anonymous team without a published roadmap or active communication channels, and its smart contracts have undergone no third-party security audits. Furthermore, the protocol is functionally inert, with the official interface showing zero total value locked (TVL), an inactive liquidity pool, and no active development or community infrastructure on record.