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I was surprised to learn Bytedance (TikTok) is only valued at $268B.

Bytedance would be valued higher if they didn't have geopolitics weighing them down

If they offered 51% of the company on a US ipo would they still be looking at getting banned?

Let's be honest, the US ban is all political. If they find a way around it, the goalposts will be moved.

Remember the last dispute was solved by paying Oracle a lot of money (a bribe) to onshore all of US citizens data... Yet a few years later and suddenly that isn't enough.

Depends on who ends up controlling the company, if the 51% isn't coordinated then the 49% could still call the shots

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