500 thousand dollars to Julian Assange, the co-founder of WikiLeaks, who was freed after 14 years of struggle. Bitcoinwas given.
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was freed after 14 years of fighting against extradition to the United States. an anonymous person BitcoinThe investor donated more than 8 Bitcoins worth approximately $500,000 to help Assange’s family pay off the debt incurred from travel and settlement expenses.
On June 24, Assange was released from high-security Belmarsh prison in the United Kingdom after signing a plea agreement with US authorities. Shortly after his release, he left the UK on a private plane from London airport to Saipan in the US Northern Mariana Islands.
Assange appeared in a district court in Saipan on June 26, where he pleaded guilty to a charge of violating the US Espionage Act by leaking unknown documents. The trip was planned to prevent Assange from setting foot on American soil.
Support for Julian Assange from mysterious Bitcoin investor
Assange’s wife, Stella Assange, stated in an interview that “freedom has a price.” Assange must pay $520,000 to the Australian government for the charter of flight VJ199 to travel to Saipan and Australia.
Stella launched a crowdfunding page to help the incarcerated founder pay off his debts after returning to Australia.
The donation theme was published by Stella Assange on June 25, and within 10 hours, an anonymous Bitcoin user paid over 8 BTC. The Bitcoin fund exceeded its target of almost $520,000. It has also received over 300,000 British pounds ($380,000) in fiat donations so far.
JUSTICE issued against Julian Assange increased by more than 80 percent
AssangeDAO’s token JUSTICE gained over 80 percent with the release of Julian Assange from England’s high-security Belmarsh prison.
AssangeDAO was established in February this year to raise funds to fight for the freedom of the WikiLeaks founder. An AssangeDAO member stated that of the 16,593 ETH collected since the company’s founding, the equivalent of 11,000 ETH worth $37 million was allocated for legal defense.