business inside the chicago exchange where apparently they re going to start trading that mysterious thing. they have been doing so, steve, since late yesterday, and i take you right to the board so you can see how much your bitcoin is worth because i m sure everybody has bitcoin out here; right? that s the btcf8 as we ve been getting more complicated than we already are. it got as high as $20,000 on early trading and then it dropped down to about 18,345. it s currently trading at 19,340. the contract opened at 195. so you ve lost about $160 on bitcoin. what is bitcoin? well, it s a currency like anything else. and, you know, like this piece of currency in my hand, it used to get you maybe four cups of coffee. now it gets you a sip of coffee if you go to the right coffee store. what this does, though, bitcoin trading here. of course, bitcoin is a way to pay for something and keep your identity secret, which some people look at as a
of water conditions every 15 seconds? every 15 seconds, yeah. larry: emile hirsch, what was this experience like for you? why did you do this? you know, i kind of was someone who boarded the mission last minute, probably about three weeks before kena called me, so i kind of had to cram in the training, so it was a chance to do something that i thought was really exciting, you know, combining something that was, you know, exciting for people to watch, you know, and to follow, climbing kilimanjaro, but at the same time a chance to educate people about issues that are important to people. hi been to zimbabwe with oxfam a year ago and i had an education and background on water so i knew how important it was and just immediately signed on board. it was daunting though, you know. 19,340 feet is the altitude can kind of get to you. i think we were both
immediately signed on board. it was daunting, though, 19,340 feet is, you know the altitude can kind of get to you. i think we were both hallucinating at one point even. you get a little funny in the head. larry: did you get to the top? yeah, 45 people out of the 45 brought, we all got to the top. it was the largest group. larry: this wasn t easy for jessica. let s take a look at her on mt. kilimanjaro. kind of going in and out a little bit, you know? nauseous. stomach upset. do you have any idea about how high we are? well, i know we re above 17,300. you don t know much other than that? i don t even know if i want to know. because i feel like, oh what s going to happen at 18? i don t even want to know.