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

无论是不同的风格之间，fNXp或是同一风格的不同时间eFRM，风格的表现差异性均较a547。