Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has finally regained his freedom after 14 years of legal battles and 1,901 days in prison. An anonymous Bitcoin enthusiast has donated over 8 bitcoins, worth approximately $500,000, to help Assange’s family repay his debts incurred from chartering a flight.
Summary:
Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, is released from prison in the UK and will regain his freedom after a plea agreement. On June 24th, Assange was released from a UK prison and boarded a chartered flight from London to the US territory of the North Mariana Islands in the Pacific, where his plea agreement officially took effect.
Assange’s wife, Stella Assange, stated in an interview that “freedom comes at a cost.” Assange was “forced” to charter a VJ199 flight to the North Mariana Islands and Australia, resulting in a demand to pay $520,000 to the Australian government.
According to CryptoSlate’s report, an anonymous donor has transferred 8.07 bitcoins (approximately $500,000), making it the largest donation to the fund, surpassing the total amount of all other currency donations.
Additionally, they are also seeking fiat currency donations through the Free Julian Assange crowdfunding page, with 9,020 supporters raising $410,000.
Assange has finally returned to Australia as a free man and has been welcomed as a hero. His wife, Stella, also expressed gratitude to all supporters, stating, “It takes millions of people, people who work behind the scenes, people who protest on the streets. And after days, weeks, months, and years, we finally did it!”
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