*If i ran an exchange, i'd certainly pay some guy with a net connection in some backwater country to front for me.
I was talking about btct.co and Bitfunder.
However, things get complicated for everyone when it comes to accepting US investors. This is why many banks from Switzerland for example and many other places just refuse to take US customers these days.
See for eg Peter Schiff's bank http://europacbank.com/ See what disclaimer says there?
"This Website is intended for the use of NON United States or Eastern Caribbean States citizens or residents."
Not sure what point you're trying to make? Havelock is selling unregistered securities to US persons, always has & will continue to in the future, AFAIK.
This is true and it is possible that the US tries to block or make havelock block us citizens but this doesn't mean they can force them to stop operations. Mega.co.nz is an example.