Wikileaks received the 4000th bitcoin in public donation address

WikiLeaks’ public donation address recently received its 4000th bitcoin. The nonprofit whistle blower site, which to a large extent relies on donations, reached this milestone on November 12, with well over 25,000 incoming transactions over five years time. The total amount of bitcoins WikiLeaks received is even higher, as the media organization also lets users generate custom Bitcoin donation addresses if they prefer not to donate to the public address. The post "WikiLeaks Has Raised 4,000 BTC Since 2011" appeared first on Bitcoin News.

Since 15 June 2011, the website has been accepting donations in Bitcoin along with other payment options linked to partner non-profits; the group has accumulated a massive $2.9 million in bitcoin donations. As Julian Assange detailed in September 2014 during a Reddit AMA, the cryptocurrency helped WikiLeaks as well.

The idea to have WikiLeaks accept bitcoin donations was initially met with some resistance from the Bitcoin community. On a Bitcointalk thread that was started shortly after the banking blockade was initiated, several forum members — including the inventor Satoshi Nakamoto — argued it was too early in Bitcoin’s life to be associated with an organization like WikiLeaks.

Apart from Bitcoin, WikiLeaks also accepts donations through credit cards, PayPal, Litecoin, Google Checkout, Cheques and Bank transfer. All donations received by WikiLeaks is being used to fund the technical infrastructure required to keep the platform online.