Everest hid a climber’s body for a century — why this tragic discovery could upend our understanding of famed peak

One morning in October 2024, the writer Julie Summers received a call at her home in Oxford conveying astonishing news.  A boot containing the remains of a human foot had been found on the north flank of Mount Everest. A woolen sock tucked into the boot bore a white name tape, with red letters spelling out: A.C. IRVINE.  Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, a 22-year-old college student who accompanied British mountaineer George Mallory on his ill-fated…

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MiCA Is Coming For DeFi Vaults, But Regulation Will Be Difficult

MiCA left crypto lending outside its original rulebook — but now Brussels is considering whether to bring it in.On May 20, 2026, the European Commission asked stakeholders to weigh in on areas left outside the original Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework. These include issues around decentralized finance (DeFi) and…

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