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Crypto currency stunt on Everest linked to Sherpa death


In this photo taken on May 17, mountaineers make their way to the summit of Mount Everest, as they ascend on the south face from Nepal. — AFP photo
KATHMANDU: A promotional stunt by an Irish tech company to bury US$100,000 worth of a new cryptocurrency at Everest’s summit has been linked to the death of a Sherpa guide, the company said Saturday.
Social networking startup Ask.fm has become embroiled in controversy after a Sherpa who guided four climbers sponsored by the company went missing near the peak’s summit in mid-May.
“We are now aware that one of the Sherpas who assisted our …read more

Source: The Borneo Post

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