Best bet would be to go for a state charter from one of the free states. Good luck getting FDIC approval, though.
“Best bet would be to go for a state charter from one of the free states. Good luck getting FDIC approval, though.”
Already been done.
“On Wednesday, the Wyoming Banking Board voted to approve the San Francisco-based crypto exchange’s application for a special purpose depository institution (SPDI) charter. Kraken is now the first SPDI bank in Wyoming. According to the Wyoming Division of Banking’s general counsel, Chris Land, Kraken will also be the first newly chartered (de novo) bank in the state since 2006.”
https://www.coindesk.com/kraken-crypto-exchange-secures-bank-charter-under-wyoming-law