WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is free after a 14-year legal battle and 1,901 days in prison. An anonymous Bitcoin enthusiast has donated more than 8 Bitcoins, worth approximately $500,000, to help Assange’s family pay off debts he incurred from chartering a flight.

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On June 24, Assange was released from a British prison and left the UK on a chartered flight from London Airport to a court in the North Mariana Islands, a US territory in the Pacific, where his plea agreement officially came into effect.

Assange's wife, Stella Assange, said in an interview that "freedom comes at a price." Assange was ordered to pay $520,000 to the Australian government for being "forced" to charter flight VJ199 to the North Mariana Islands and Australia.

According to CryptoSlate, an anonymous donor transferred 8.07 Bitcoins (approximately $500,000). This Bitcoin donation is the largest donation to the fund, exceeding all other monetary donations combined.

In addition, they are also looking for fiat currency donors through the crowdfunding page of Free Julian Assange. Currently, they have 9,020 supporters and have raised US$410,000.

Assange finally returned to Australia as a free man and received a hero's welcome. His wife Stella also thanked all supporters for their help:

It takes millions of people, people working behind the scenes, people protesting in the streets. Days, weeks, months and years later, we finally did it!

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