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WikiLeaks is one of the world\u2019s most famous organizations. In its essence, WikiLeaks is an international non-profit organization designed to publish news leaks and classified media provided by various anonymous sources.<\/p>\n
It was founded back in 2006 by Julian Paul Assange \u2013 an Australian activist, publisher, and editor. He was arrested in 2019 in London, facing a charge in the United States of conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer network in 2010.<\/p>\n
Since WikiLeaks is a non-profit organization, it\u2019s sustained by the donations of individuals or entities who support their cause and operations. However, because they had published very sensitive information on a number of topics, plenty of providers have blocked payments to the organization. These include Visa, MasterCard, AmEx, and so forth.<\/p>\n
This is why they\u2019ve turned to the one form of currency that is impossible to censor \u2013 cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n
According to the official website of the organization, the currently available options for donating crypto to WikiLeaks include Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, ZCash, Monero, and Ethereum.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s go ahead and take a look at each of the provided addresses to see how much money WikiLeaks has received to date.<\/p>\n
The Bitcoin address<\/strong> has received a total of 30.45 BTC, currently worth $1.51 million<\/strong>. At the time of this writing, the final balance sits at slightly below 9 BTC.<\/p>\n The first Bitcoin Cash address<\/strong> has received a total of 225.2 BCH, currently worth $101,800.\u00a0<\/strong>None of the coins has been moved. The second Bitcoin Cash address contains 0.25 BCH.<\/p>\n The Litecoin address<\/strong> has received a total of 163.07 LTC, which is currently worth around $25,680<\/strong>. None of the coins has been moved so far.<\/p>\n The ZCash address has received a total of 84.01 ZEC on its transparent balance, and none of it has been used. This is currently worth around $13,800.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Ethereum address<\/strong> appears to be the second most preferred donation destination as it contains 145.45 ETH currently worth around $587,883<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We were unable to track how much XMR (Monero) the organization has received. Interestingly enough, though, someone also donated 1 CryptoKtties NFT.<\/p>\n The sum of the above number is a bit more than $2.2 million.<\/p>\n Back in 2017, the founder Julian Assange claimed<\/a> that WikiLeaks had made a 50,000% return on Bitcoin after investing in the cryptocurrency back in 2010.<\/p>\n Interestingly enough, the tweet<\/a> that claimed this was posted in October 2017 when Bitcoin\u2019s price was sitting at around $5,000. Later that year, this number would have been something closer to 200K% ROI, given that BTC peaked at around $20K back then.<\/p>\n Today, the ROI would be even higher as BTC is currently trading at slightly below $50K.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, it was reported earlier today that Assange had a stroke<\/a> in the Belmarsh prison \u2013 a maximum-security jail where he is being held on remand.<\/p>\n PrimeXBT Special Offer: Use this link<\/a> to register & enter POTATO50 code to get 50% free bonus on any deposit up to $1750.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\nBetter than Fiat?<\/h2>\n
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