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May 2021

38m 21s

Tech: Square’s Bitcoin Bump

The Motley Fool

About this episode

We have fresh earnings results from MercadoLibre, Square, and Etsy. We break down how Bitcoin was a huge driver for Square this quarter, why digital payments is becoming an unavoidable part of the thesis for MercadoLibre, and why Etsy sunk on seemingly strong results.

Stocks: MELI, SQ, ETSY

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