{"id":57276,"date":"2022-02-07T14:55:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T12:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=57276"},"modified":"2025-09-04T10:55:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T07:55:37","slug":"assangedao-raises-over-39-million-to-aid-in-wikileaks-founders-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/assangedao-raises-over-39-million-to-aid-in-wikileaks-founders-release\/","title":{"rendered":"AssangeDAO raises over $39 million to aid in WikiLeaks founder’s release"},"content":{"rendered":"

The decentralised autonomous organization AssangeDAO, created to aid in the release from prison of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has raised 12,732 ETH (about $39.1 million at the time of writing).<\/p>\n

The fundraising began on 4 February 2022, according to JuiceBox<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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According to the site, \u0414\u0410\u041e<\/a> began organizing through a Telegram group on 10 December 2021. The initiators described themselves as “a group of cypherpunks, united on the side of a comrade in distress”.<\/p>\n

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“One of the best ways to achieve justice is to expose injustice,” they quoted the head of WikiLeaks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The organization set out to raise funds to participate in the NFT auction of Censored by Assange and digital artist Pak, slated to begin on 7 February.<\/p>\n

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“Proceeds from the NFT sale will go to the Assange legal defense fund and a campaign to raise awareness of the implications of his case for freedom of speech,” the statement said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The project\u2019s organizers noted that they followed the example of FreeRossDAO<\/a>, which raised $12 million for the release of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.<\/p>\n

The PleasrDAO-led community acquired for 1,446 ETH an NFT collection from Ulbricht<\/a> on the SuperRare platform.<\/p>\n

In AssangeDAO they noted that in a matter of days they surpassed the largest JuiceBox DAO raise to date in ETH. ConstitutionDAO in November 2021 attracted 11,613 ETH.<\/p>\n

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AssangeDAO is now the largest JuiceBox DAO raise in History exceeding that of ConstitutionDAO.<\/p>\n

Congrats everyone this seriously exceeded our wildest expectations!#FreeAssangeNOW<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/MqhZv6CWTK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 AssangeDAO (@AssangeDAO) February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n