When is the team going to get the legal framework in place for those of us in the states to participate in these ICO's?
That's never going to happen with any ICO. Have you seen the rules that the SEC puts forth? Any new startup will need to spend about $500,000 USD on lawyers and fees just to get SEC approval. No way these small startups can come up with that kind of capital.
It would take more than that, because the SEC still does not understand it. Direct quote from Jay Clayton during the last cryptocurrency hearing - "The SEC should decide how the public spends their money".