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

2017年，英国GDP增速从1.8%向下修正至1.7%，为2012年以来最慢。