now lets talk about the exchange
Any BTC exchange is going to have to comply with the same rules and regulations as existing broker / dealers. Specifically:
A broker-dealer may not begin business until:
it has properly filed Form BD, and the SEC has granted its registration;
it has become a member of an SRO [Self Regulatory Agency];
it has become a member of SIPC, the Securities Investor Protection Corporation;
it complies with all applicable state requirements; and
its "associated persons" have satisfied applicable qualification requirements.
Link:
http://www.sec.gov/divisions/marketreg/bdguide.htm#IIISo we're back to the same question... why go through the trouble when the OTCBB already exists? Even putting aside the SEC and SRO regulations, there is no incentive to become properly registered and compliant with all of the states. The money is just not there.
The money is just not there ... yet. As bitcoin grows and takes over the world, the money will be there because bitcoin will be the money.
I like the list you include, that is the useful sort of information we need to get this rolling.