InassessingICOs,FINMAwillfocusontheeconomicfunctionandpurposeofthetokens(i.e.theblockchain-basedunits)issuedbytheICOorganiser.Thekeyfactorsaretheunderlyingpurposeofthetokensandwhethertheyarealreadytradeableortransferable.Atpresent,thereisnogenerallyrecognisedterminologyfortheclassificationoftokenseitherinSwitzerlandorinternationally.FINMAcategorisestokensintothreetypes,buthybridformsarepossible:

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