Assange appeared in a district court in Saipan on June 26, where he pleaded guilty to one charge of breaching the U.S. Espionage Act by leaking classified documents.

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WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange is free after a 14-year battle against extradition to the United States. In a final effort to secure his freedom, an anonymous Bitcoiner donated over 8 Bitcoin, worth around $500,000, to help Assange’s family pay off the debt incurred by his travel and settlement expenses. […] The donation link was posted by Stella Assange on June 25, and within 10 hours, an anonymous Bitcoiner paid over 8 Bitcoin (BTC) to the fund, almost clearing the goal of $520,000. He has also received over 300,000 British pounds ($380,000) in fiat donations so far.

The single Bitcoin donation was the largest donation to the fund, more than all other donations in all currencies combined. As a result, Assange will arrive in Australia debt free.

  • makeasnek@lemmy.mlEnglish
    102·
    4 months ago

    Good to see Julian free, he paid a high price for giving people access to relevant, important information about the corruption of their governments.

    • Smeagol666@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      I agree, but the intended chilling effect has been more successful than not, in my opinion. That and the recent “coincidental” deaths of certain whistleblowers.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      147·
      4 months ago

      It has, but it shouldn’t be.

      But I also really can’t bring myself to care about this. Assange has fans, including rich ones, that are willing to give him money to help cover his debts. That’s far less surprising than Trump fans giving him money to help cover his debts.