I would suggest that if you are a US citizen that wants to get into crypto from an institutional perspective, you set up an offshore decentralized exchange that doesn't allow US citizens, this has a lower cost of entry. Unfortunately, due to various antiquated US government regulations, you are limited to the number of services your exchange can provide (such as peer-to-peer lending); thus affecting the overall amount of transaction and service fees one can collect. Once you are profitable with that exchange, you can think about opening up to US customers with a separate website, and base trading ability only. Overall, you are going to spend a minimum of 4x the startup costs in the US compared to more lax countries such as Cypress. Here are some links to get you started:
https://www.coinsclone.com/blog/how-to-start-a-cryptocurrency-exchange-business/
https://complyadvantage.com/blog/cryptocurrency-regulations-around-world/
https://premieroffshore.com/where-to-start-a-cryptocurrency-exchange-crypto-friendly-countries/

Best of luck. If you have any other questions or need any further help, please feel free to contact me. I am always available.

One word, immutability. What makes bitcoin so revolutionary is the inability to change or reverse transactions, thus solving the "double spending" problem that previous digital currencies faced in the past. The decentralized nature of the bitcoin blockchain creates trust for the users of the currency by making transactions harder to either hack or manipulate from a supply standpoint; which in turn provides faith in the stability of the currency.

I would suggest using a site called BTCpop (https://btcpop.co/). This site offers peer-to-peer lending where you can raise capital through either business loans where you pay off in monthly increments; much like a traditional loan you receive from a bank; or by offering bonds where you can pay back a percentage of the raised capital amount over time, using a payment structure that you design and is approved by investors. If you already have a corporation or are thinking about starting a decentralized exchange to sell your coin, you can create an IPO (company) within BTCpop and sell shares of the company as you would with more traditional financial institutions such as the New York Stock exchange. You can also try Nexo, (https://www.nexo.io/) and CoinLoan (https://coinloan.io/) these sites are closer to a traditional loan one would receive from a bank, but with lower interest rates and no credit check. I also believe the overall required collateral to qualify for the proposed amount on these sites is higher than BTCpop, and have less flexibility. Here's an article to help get you started: https://crypterium.com/news/post/crypto-lending-platforms

Best of luck, please feel free to contact me if you have any more questions, or need any further help, I am always available

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