Bitcoin donations help Wikileaks founder Julian Assange return to Australia

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has finally regained his freedom after 14 years of legal battles and 1,901 days of imprisonment. An anonymous Bitcoin enthusiast donated over 8 bitcoins, worth approximately $500,000, to help Assange's family pay off the debts incurred from his extradition.

Background: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves UK prison and will regain freedom after plea deal

On June 24, Assange was released from a UK prison and boarded a charter flight from London airport to leave the UK, flying to the North Mariana Islands in the Pacific where his plea deal was officially finalized in court.

Assange's wife Stella Assange said in an interview, "Freedom comes with a price." Assange was "forced" to charter flight VJ199 to North Mariana Islands and Australia, requiring him to pay $520,000 to the Australian government.

According to a report by CryptoSlate, an anonymous donor transferred around 8.07 bitcoins, approximately $500,000, making it the largest donation to the fund, surpassing the total sum of all other currency donations.

Additionally, they are seeking fiat donors through the Free Julian Assange crowdfunding page, with 9,020 supporters raising $410,000.

Assange finally returned to Australia as a free man and was welcomed as a hero. His wife Stella also thanked all supporters:

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