#TokenMovementSignals Tokens have potential applications across multiple industries, from the collectibles market (through the aforementioned NFTs, which surged in 2021 but have since undergone a drastic valuation adjustment) to carbon credits (which represent the reduction of one metric ton of carbon dioxide or an equivalent emission of greenhouse gases, which can be bought and sold on Web3). The financial sector, in particular, is one of the best positioned to develop new products based on these 'bricks' of digital transactions: Alternative investment tools. Tokens have carved out a niche as a means of accessing capital. For example, the so-called ICOs ('Initial Coin Offerings') are a form of business financing that gained significant popularity between 2016 and 2017, whereby a startup offers its investors cryptocurrency tokens instead of shares. There are also so-called simple agreements for future tokens (SAFT), which involve investors funding the issuing company in exchange for access to these tokens at a future date.