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A man counts 100 RMB notes with the Chinese flag in the background. Sheldon Cooper | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com said it has become the first online platform to accept the country’s digital currency. The announcement on Saturday comes as part of another real-world major trial for the digital yuan in Suzhou, a city that’s about 65 miles west of Shanghai. A total of 20 million yuan ($3 million) will be up for grabs in a lottery, according to a WeChat post by JD Digits, JD.com’s fintech arm. Winners will...
