{"id":147197,"date":"2021-01-04T22:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/crypto-users-donate-400k-to-julian-assange-defense-as-mexico-proposes-asylum\/"},"modified":"2021-01-04T22:25:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T19:25:00","slug":"crypto-users-donate-400k-to-julian-assange-defense-as-mexico-proposes-asylum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crypto-users-donate-400k-to-julian-assange-defense-as-mexico-proposes-asylum\/","title":{"rendered":"# Crypto users donate $400K to Julian Assange defense as Mexico proposes asylum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Crypto users donate $400K to Julian Assange defense as Mexico proposes asylum <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMDEvMzcwODhkMmUtNGQzZS00ZjExLTg0ZDEtMjI1NzMyZWNmODZiLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-5a136f3a>Amid speculation on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> that United States President Donald Trump may still pardon Julian Assange before leaving office, lawyers are preparing the WikiLeaks founder for many possible legal outcomes as crypto users open their wallets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Twitter user Whale Alert, users have\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whale_alert\/status\/1345933174472400901\">donated<\/a> a sizable amount of Bitcoin (BTC) toward the legal defense of WikiLeaks and Assange in the last week. Yesterday, someone sent 8.48 BTC \u2014 roughly $280,000 at the time \u2014 to support the WikiLeaks founder, while another crypto user <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whale_alert\/status\/1344204722589327360\">donated<\/a>\u00a04.51 BTC last Wednesday, a transaction worth $125,000.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">           A donation of 8.48 BTC (281,195 USD) was made to WikiLeaks Donation Wallet!<\/p>\n<p>Project: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mcVJfZjaf0\">https:\/\/t.co\/mcVJfZjaf0<\/a><br \/>Tx: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5ZLPFxt4KP\">https:\/\/t.co\/5ZLPFxt4KP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Whale Alert (@whale_alert) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whale_alert\/status\/1345933174472400901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>The funds are coming while Assange\u2019s legal status in the United Kingdom remains uncertain. Today, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/USA-v-Assange-judgment-040121.pdf\">ruled<\/a> that the WikiLeaks founder will not be extradited to the United States. Assange is currently in a U.K. prison but could face charges of violating the Espionage Act of 1917 related to documents provided by intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning if extradited to the United States. At the time of publication, he has not been released.<\/p>\n<p>The judge\u2019s ruling seemed to agree with Assange\u2019s legal team&#8217;s argument that the WikiLeaks founder has experienced a &#8220;deterioration in his mental health&#8221; due to the impending charges. Lawyers claimed that any extradition to the U.S. would put him at a &#8220;high risk of serious depression leading to suicide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response to the ruling, President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said he is willing to offer Assange asylum. According to a Reuters report, Lopez Obrador is in favor of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-wikileaks-assange-mexico\/mexico-ready-to-offer-asylum-to-assange-president-says-idINKBN2991RW\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/mobile-reuters-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/mobile.reuters.com\/article\/amp\/idINKBN2991RW\">pardoning<\/a> the WikiLeaks founder, referring to him as a journalist in need of protection. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to ask the Foreign Minister [&#8230;] to ask the government of the United Kingdom about the possibility of letting Mr. Assange be freed and for Mexico to offer political asylum,\u201d said the president.<\/p>\n<p>Before the judge&#8217;s decision was made public, some high-profile crypto users had been voicing their support of Assange, even\u00a0pushing Trump to grant Assange a federal pardon before he leaves office on Jan. 20. On Sunday, Blockstream CEO Adam Back implied that Assange should be released given his role as a journalist:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Julian is a journalist. Fact. Inconvenient exposure for malfeasance. It&#8217;s like countries where journalists are dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared, but the two faced western variant, from establishment that does not represent the public will, and is a rogue self-interested tactical war machine. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mTmZ1VakTr\">https:\/\/t.co\/mTmZ1VakTr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Back (@adam3us) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adam3us\/status\/1345700222408806402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Unconfirmed rumors have been floating around social media claiming Trump is considering pardoning Assange, along with\u00a0Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht and whistleblower Edward Snowden. However, with only 16 days left in the White House, the U.S. president&#8217;s window of opportunity for granting pardons or clemency is closing. <\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"law_decoded\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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