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After being forced by the US and other states to remove the bank secrecy laws (which empowered many to hide millions in Switzerland)this tiny country again tries to get ahead in finance and I am pleased to see that they are succeeding and putting themselves ahead of everyones else in the crypto space.
This is a helpful table indicating whether a Payment, Utility, Asset, or Hybrid coin/token: is a security, qualifies under Swiss AML payment law.

The "Minimum information requirements for ICO enquiries" appendix seems like a good set of questions for evaluating ICOs. Are there other good questions to ask when considering whether to invest in a Payment, Utility, Asset, or Hybrid ICO?

Are US regulations different from these clear and helpful regulatory guidelines for ICOs in Switzerland?

> Are there other good questions to ask when considering whether to invest in a Payment, Utility, Asset, or Hybrid ICO?

This paper doesn seem to cover that, only on how regulators should treat investments.

On investing in ICOs, the questions are the same as any other IPO. And, in most cases, just speculation.

I like Switzerland's stance here. Progressive, and not condemning new ideas outright. I think it'll take them far.
They have no business dictating my free speech to deploy a database/ledger/tokens on Ethereum.

Shame.

Anti-Money Laundering is a euphemism for Financial Totalitarianism and Surveillance.