How Well Funded Is Wikileaks?

My deepest thanks to the US government, Senator McCain and Senator Lieberman for pushing Visa, MasterCard, Payal, AmEx, Mooneybookers, et al, into erecting an illegal banking blockade against @WikiLeaks starting in 2010. It caused us to invest in Bitcoin -- with > 50000% return. pic.twitter.com/9i8D69yxLC

— Julian Assange 🔹 (@JulianAssange) October 14, 2017

Zero Hedge: Assange Thanks US Govt For His 50,000% Gain On Bitcoin As Russia Unveils 'CryptoRuble'

Once again the unintended consequences of government intervention are exposed...

In 2010 - following the release of sensitive government documents related to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq - John McCain and Joe Lieberman led a bipartisan attempt to cut off WikiLeaks funding by forcing 'traditional' payment systems to block them.

And Julian Assange chose yesterday to thank the US government and its corporatocracy for his forced investment...

As CoinTelegraph concludes, Wikileaks has been on the forefront of revealing government corruption, and Assange has lived as a fugitive in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012. With all the antigovernment rhetoric, it’s no wonder Assange is not friendly with pro-government fiat currencies. Wikileaks and its founder represent the sort of non-governmental control that Bitcoin is founded upon.

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WNU Editor: The first time that I heard about Bitcoin was in 2010 (give or take) when Wikileaks was asking its supporters to donate money via through Bitcoin. A regular reader of this blog told me at the time that he donated 10 Bitcoins to Wikileaks .... which at the time was worth about $10. In today's market .... 10 Bitcoins are worth about $56,000 USD.

Update: This is how well funded Wikileaks has been over the years .... WikiLeaks’ Public Donation Address Receives 4000th Bitcoin (BitCoin Magazine). And while I am sure that Wikileaks has used up a lot of these Bitcoins to meet expenses, 4000 Bitcoins is worth 22.8 million USD in today's market.