The head of China’s state-backed Catholic church begins historic trip to Hong Kong HONG KONG (AP) — Experts said the invitation was a symbolic gesture that could strengthen the fragile relationship between China and the Vatican. The post The head of China’s state-backed Catholic church begins historic trip to Hong Kong appeared first on Religion News Service.

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Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church will visit Hong Kong as ties with Vatican are strained HONG KONG (AP) — Joseph Li, the state-appointed archbishop of Beijing, will take a five-day trip to Hong Kong starting Nov. 14 at the invitation of the city’s newly appointed cardinal Stephen Chow The post Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church will visit Hong Kong as ties with Vatican are strained appeared first on Religion News Service.

Standard Chartered-Backed Zodia Markets Gains Registration in Ireland Ireland is emerging as an attractive destination for crypto firms; Coinbase designated the country as its EU hub earlier this month.

Shares of Tencent-backed J&T Express fall in lackluster Hong Kong debut Shares of Indonesian logistics service provider J&T Express dropped 1.33% in Hong Kong’s second-largest initial public offering this year.

Bezos-backed freight firm Convoy shuts down after slashing hundreds of jobs. Read the CEO’s memo to employees Digital freight broker Convoy announced Thursday that it’s shutting down operations due to ongoing macroeconomic challenges in the freight industry.

Nomura-Backed Komainu Joins Crypto Custodian Copper’s ClearLoop Network Komainu clients will be able to benefit from the firm’s on-chain custody while gaining access to off-exchange settlement over ClearLoop.

U.S. Sen. Warren Leads Lawmakers to Push Administration on Crypto-Backed Terrorism U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led more than a hundred lawmakers in demanding top officials share their plans for heading off crypto-financed terrorism.

Asia fintech MoneyHero slides on first day of trading after merger with Peter Thiel-backed SPAC MoneyHero began trading on the Nasdaq on Friday, following completion of its merger with special purpose acquisition company Bridgetown Holdings.

USDR Issuer to Salvage Failed Property-Backed Stablecoin’s Assets, ‘Make Users Whole’ A high-profile failure in crypto’s burgeoning “real-world assets” niche may take an upward turn.

Apple-Backed Right to Repair Bill Signed Into Law in California California this week officially adopted new right to repair legislation, with California Governor Gavin Newsom this week signing SB 244 into law. The Right to Repair law requires companies to provide customers with the tools to diagnose and repair consumer electronics and appliances. Apple in August sent a letter urging California to adopt the …

Real Estate-Backed Stablecoin USDR De-Pegs After Treasury Was Drained of Liquid Assets On-chain data suggests that USDR’s treasury was drained of liquid assets, leading to a run on the stablecoin.

Nomura-Backed Komainu Joins UK Crypto Register The firm registered with the Financial Conduct Authority just before new ad rules took effect on Sunday.

Tokenized U.S. Treasuries Arrive on Coinbase’s Base with Backed’s RWA Token Issuance The market for tokenized U.S. Treasuries has grown sixfold this year to $666 million, according to a real-world asset data provider.

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SoftBank-backed Improbable slashes losses by 85%, says pivot to the metaverse has paid off Improbable, which is backed by SoftBank, said its revenues more than doubled last year after a pivot to powering new “metaverse” experiences.

An HSBC-backed startup is using AI to help banks fight financial crime — and eyeing a Nasdaq IPO Silent Eight’s AI models were actually trained on the processes that human investigators were carrying out within financial institutions, its CEO told CNBC.

DraftKings’ Billionaire-Backed Crypto Analytics Firm CoinScan Raises $6.3M The company is backed by Shalom Meckenzie, the largest individual shareholder in sports betting company DraftKings.

Donor Who Backed DeSantis Re-election Is ‘Still on the Sidelines’ in 2024 The hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin supported Gov. Ron DeSantis’s campaign in Florida last year, but has not backed a Republican for president.

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