Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	May 15, 2020
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Live Current Media Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001108630
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q/A
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		34,837,625
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	Live Current Media Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (the “Amendment”) to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the interim period ended March 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 15, 2020 (the “Original Filing”) to: (a) Correct a typographical error on the Company’s unaudited consolidated statement of operations where the line item labelled “Fair value change of equity” should be “Fair value change of equity investments”; and (b)Include the date of signature on the signature page of the Form 10-Q. With the exception of the above noted corrections, the Original Filing, and the financial statements included therewith are unchanged. Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Amendment also contains new Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications. The Amendment speaks as of the date of the Original Filing, and does not amend, update or change any other items or disclosures in the Original Filing, and does not purport to reflect any information or events subsequent to the Original Filing.
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes