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BTC Price: $—| ETH Price: $—| Crypto Valley Companies: 1,100+ ▲ 9.3%| Total Funding Raised: $6.1B+ ▲ 18.4%| Crypto Valley Foundations: 87 ▲ 5.1%| CV Ecosystem Employment: 14,000+ ▲ 12.2%| VC Deals (2024): 143 ▲ 31.2%| CV VC Portfolio: $890M ▲ 22.7%| Ecosystem Growth YoY: 18.4% | Companies Founded (2024): 94 ▲ 7.8%| BTC Price: $—| ETH Price: $—| Crypto Valley Companies: 1,100+ ▲ 9.3%| Total Funding Raised: $6.1B+ ▲ 18.4%| Crypto Valley Foundations: 87 ▲ 5.1%| CV Ecosystem Employment: 14,000+ ▲ 12.2%| VC Deals (2024): 143 ▲ 31.2%| CV VC Portfolio: $890M ▲ 22.7%| Ecosystem Growth YoY: 18.4% | Companies Founded (2024): 94 ▲ 7.8%|

ICO

ICO (Initial Coin Offering): Definition, History, and Switzerland's Role

The ICO boom of 2017-2018 was the event that put Crypto Valley on the world's financial map. Switzerland — particularly Zug — was the world's leading ICO jurisdiction, processing the largest token sales in history and developing the regulatory framework (FINMA's 2018 ICO guidelines) that became the global template for token regulation.

24 Feb 2026