China Is Betting Big on Its Digital Currency. Alibaba and Tencent Investors Shouldn’t Worry.

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China Is Betting Big on Its Digital Currency. Alibaba and Tencent Investors Shouldn’t Worry.

Barrons2021-04-23

A sign for China’s digital yuan at a self check-out counter in a supermarket in Shenzhen, China. China is testing its digital money in select cities. Yan Cong/Bloomberg China’s digital currency may be...

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Motivator
·2021-04-24
I believe Tencent has very strong fundamental... still have upside opportunity
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Barbarazhao
·2021-04-24
I have huge holding on Tencent. Profits so far 50%
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Firework peh
·2021-04-23
long on baba
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HighOnCoffee
·2021-04-23
extremely long these stocks, like to agree :)
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Jayden86_
·2021-04-23
Yea
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Yes
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·2021-04-23
like n comment pls thx
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  sure ill help
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Comment and like pls
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