WikiLeaks


Finance

Julian Assange Received $500K Bitcoin Donation From Anonymous Bitcoin Whale

The Wikileaks founders' family quickly set up a site to allow bitcoin donations after a previous crowdfunding page accepted only credit cards and bank transfers.

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Policy

Julian Assange Reaches Plea Deal With U.S. DOJ

Wikileaks co-founder pleads guilty to single espionage charge in exchange to a sentence for time served.

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Opinion

How Crypto Is Changing Philanthropy

The ease of transferring crypto anywhere in the world has enabled many nonprofits to work with donors globally.

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Videos

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Can Appeal Extradition to US, Says London Court

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been approved the right to request the U.K. Supreme court to block his extradition to the U.S., where he would face criminal charges under the Espionage Act for his role in obtaining and publishing classified government documents.

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Policy

Julian Assange's Extradition to US Blocked Over Mental Health Concerns

A judge at the U.K.'s Central Criminal Court ruled Monday that there would be a "high risk" of suicide if Assange was sent to face charges in the U.S.

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Tech

WikiLeaks Shop Now Accepts Bitcoin Lightning Payments

In 2011, WikiLeaks was among the first organizations to accept donations in bitcoin. Now its shop is taking bitcoin payments over Lightning.

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Markets

Wikileaks to Accept Additional Cryptocurrencies for Donations

Julian Assange stated in a Tweet that Wikileaks is seeking to add new cryptocurrencies in the future after FPF announced the closure of its support.

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Markets

Wikileaks is Now Accepting Zcash Donations

Non-profit media group Wikileaks has announced that it is now accepting donations in the privacy oriented cryptocurrency zcash.

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Markets

Cryptography as a Democratic Weapon Against Demagoguery

CoinDesk contributor Nozomi Hayase tackles democracy, corruption and bitcoin's security model in her latest Op-Ed.

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