According to CryptoSlate, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange received more than 8 BTC (about $500,000) in anonymous donations, which almost covered the $500,000 charter flight costs for his return to Australia.

After Assange reached a plea agreement with US authorities, his wife Stella Assange launched an emergency fundraiser yesterday, saying that Assange could not take a commercial airline flight to Saipan and then fly to Australia, and needed to raise funds to pay the Australian government's $520,000 charter flight fee. Assange is expected to return to Australia after appearing in court in Saipan, ending his more than ten-year legal battle.