According to Odaily Planet Daily, AssangeDAO member Silke Noa said that the Wau Holland Foundation (WH) released a "preliminary transparency report" that disclosed the expenditure of 16,593 ETH raised by AssangeDAO to rescue Assange. The report shows that 12,161 ETH has been used for legal fees and public relations work, including the advance payment paid by WH before The Clock raised funds. These figures show that AssangeDAO's 10,000 contributors actually funded Assange's freedom.
In 2021, WH received 63,000 euros in donations and spent 194,000 euros on Assange's activities; in 2022, WH used 3,800 ETH (about 5.98 million euros) from the Assange Fund, plus 264,000 euros in independent donations to pay lawyers and public relations activities. Pending invoices for legal fees in 2024 are not expected to be provided to WH until mid-August, and it still needs to clarify whether there are any ongoing lawsuits that need continued support.
5% of AssangeDAO funds (valued at 829.65 ETH on May 9, 2022) are retained by WH as a "reserve" to cover WH internal costs, and the relevant multi-signature indicates that 329.65 ETH remains in this reserve account. The report also lists payments to the Assange Campaign International organization, which also funds Assange's extensive Australian activities and receives 3.5% of the donation (ie 580.755 ETH).
The report shows that only a total of 16.66 million euros were redeemed for 12,161 ETH. As of the date of the transfer on March 13, 22, 12,161 ETH was worth 28.7 million euros/31.2 million US dollars (now 37.1 million US dollars). This may be due to the fact that some funds were transferred in the crypto bear market without treasury preservation management, or due to the additional transaction fees. To date, 4431.5993 ETH (now 13.54 million US dollars) of AssangeDAO's funds remain unused. Noa expressed hope and expectation to make a decision on the arrangement of the remaining funds in full cooperation with the AssangeDAO community.