All departments opposed the ban on cryptocurrencies, and the Ministry of Finance prepared its own concept of regulation. The Central Bank continues to fight back The issue of regulating cryptocurrencies promises to become the subject of the main dispute in the economic block of the government in 2022. As the Bell wrote last week, all responsible departments, except for the Central Bank, opposed hard prohibitions, and the Ministry of Finance already proposed its own concept for regulating crypto.

The US economy grew 5.7% last year, according to preliminary data from the US Department of Commerce. This is a record figure for the past 37 years, writes Reuters. In 2021, the country's economy grew by 5.7%, the highest growth since 1984. The main reason for the explosive growth in GDP is the allocation of almost $ 6 trillion in government assistance in connection with the pandemic.

Vladimir Putin in the dispute between the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance on cryptocurrencies supported the position of the latter, learned Bloomberg . The president spoke out against a total ban on mining. The President supported the position of the Ministry of Finance on taxation and regulation of cryptocurrency mining, three informed sources told the agency. Thus, Putin rejected the initiative of the Central Bank to completely ban cryptocurrency in the country.

The Russian market began to grow sharply on the statements of the Foreign Ministry that Russia "considers even the idea of ​​war" with Ukraine unacceptable. In the afternoon, the market began a positive correction. The reason was a briefing by Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexei Zaitsev, at which he stated that Russia “is not going to attack anyone” and “considers even the idea of ​​war” with Ukraine unacceptable.

The American side's response to Russian proposals for security guarantees shows no positive reaction to the main issue - NATO's refusal to further expand to the east, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. The decision on Russia's further steps will be taken by Vladimir Putin, the minister said. Following the Kremlin, commented on Sergei Lavrov the written responses of the United States and NATO to Russia's proposals.

Russian game developer Nexters will buy three game companies, writes RBC with reference to the company. The total amount of deals that are planned to be closed in the first quarter of 2022 will be $100 million. Nexters, a gaming unicorn startup with Russian roots, is buying three developers.

South Korean electronics maker Samsung Electronics recorded record revenue of $63.97 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Thanks to growing demand for appliances and chips, the company also increased its annual profit, writes WSJ. The paper notes that the semiconductor industry has capitalized on the supply crisis caused by the pandemic, which has provided big financial opportunities for chip makers such as Samsung and Intel.

Apple is preparing to launch contactless payment from bank cards in its iPhones, reports Bloomberg. Endowing a smartphone with a terminal function will allow the corporation to compete with a major American developer of devices for receiving and processing electronic payments Square, ex-head of Twitter Jack Dorsey.

Tesla, the largest electric car manufacturer, reported record results for 2021, in which it almost doubled deliveries (+87%, to 936,222 cars). However, the company has experienced global logistical problems and, because of them, will refuse to expand its lineup for the time being. Profit in 2021 hit a record $5.5 billion on revenue of $53.8 billion. Gross margin for the auto business rose to 29.3% from 25.6% in 2020.

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the first two socially significant resources (SZR) under the Accessible Internet project. These are the Gosuslugi portal and the VKontakte social network - now you can visit both sites even with a negative balance on your home Internet or mobile account.

The Fed at a meeting on Wednesday expectedly left the rate at the same level, confirming plans to soon start raising it to fight inflation. By March, the regulator is also going to complete the anti-crisis asset buyback program. Despite the fact that all these decisions of the Fed were expected, the markets were noticeably nervous before the meeting of the regulator. This nervousness continued after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's speech.

Powell’s statement scared more investors than the upcoming betting increase The Fed, By March, the regulator is also going to complete the anti -crisis asset redemption program. Despite the fact that all these decisions of the Fed were expected, the markets were noticeably nervous before meeting the regulator. This nervousness was preserved after the performance of the Fed The Fed, Jerome Powell.

The Ministry of Finance has prepared a concept for the regulation of cryptocurrencies in Russia without their ban, which the Central Bank called for. Last week, the regulator released a devastating report on cryptocurrencies, where it proposed to completely ban their mining and turnover in Russia, as well as the mediation of crypto exchanges, crypto exchangers and P2P platforms in it.