😱🔥$500,000 Bitcoin gesture to Julian Assange!
WikiLeaks' co-founder #JulianAssange , who was released after 14 years of struggle, was given 500 thousand Bitcoins.
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was released after a 14-year fight against extradition to the United States. An unidentified Bitcoin investor donated more than 8 Bitcoins worth approximately $500,000 to help Assange pay off debt incurred from general travel and settlement expenses.
On June 24, Assange was released from high-security Belmarsh prison in the United Kingdom after signing a plea deal with US corporate. Shortly after the release, he left the UK on a private plane from London on a flight to join 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 classified 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 for Australian licenses to charter flight VJ199 to travel to Saipan and Australia.
Stella has launched a crowdfunding page to help its jailed founder pay off his debts after returning to Australia.
The donation link was published by Stella Assange on June 25, and within 10 hours, an anonymous Bitcoin user paid over 8 BTC. The Bitcoin fund has almost surpassed its target of 520,000. It has also received over 300,000 British pounds ($380,000) in donations so far.
