Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 17, 2020

Bitcoin gaining today after two straight days of declines, up 1.3 percent to around $8,800.

The Block reports Grayscale Investments, a unit of Digital Currency Group, which is the owner of CoinDesk, raised more than $600 million from investors last year.

Crypto tax legislation is getting a new life in the U.S. Congress.

Some investors at a crypto conference this week in Switzerland say the U.S. may be entering a new cold war with China - over the future of money.

Back in North America, The Block reports most Canadian crypto exchanges will likely fall under the country's securities laws following new guidance published Thursday.

Just a day after reports emerged that the Malta-based crypto exchange Binance will soon restrict access to Japanese residents, the exchange now says it's eyeing the launch of a new trading platform for the Asian market.

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