Coinbase, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has banned Wikileaks from the use of its platform. Wikileaks will still be able to accept payments via Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but it will have to find a new way, including other exchanges, to convert those tokens into hard currencies.
Ecuador said on Tuesday that it blocked Julian Assange's access to the internet because his WikiLeaks site is interfering with the U.S. election. Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012.
WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange is still holed up inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. But just as the whistleblowing site is in the middle of posting a bundle of new highly sensitive material, officials have suddenly blocked his access to the internet.
If Julian Assange peers out from behind the curtain of his Ecuadorean Embassy hideout today, he'll notice that the cops who've been outside 24/7 for the last three years are no longer there. However, it doesn't mean they've given up hope of arresting him.
Leaked papers detailing Julian Assange's life inside the Ecuadorean Embassy reveal a sometimes tense atmosphere, with talk of "clashes with embassy staff, concerns over Assange’s psychological health, and potential escape plans."
Sweden's statute of limitations laws means prosecutors look set to drop their investigation into assault allegations made against Julian Assange. He's evaded questioning by hiding away in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, but the story seems far from over.
When Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said back in August that he was planning to leave the Ecuadorean Embassy "soon," perhaps he was simply referring to a holographic version of himself.
After two years cooped up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden on assault allegations, Julian Assange told reporters on Monday he plans to leave the premises "soon." However, UK officials said he still faces extradition.
Newly revealed documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal that American and British spy agencies targeted whistleblower publication WikiLeaks since 2008.
Edward Snowden, the man who last month blew the lid off the NSA's mass digital surveillance program, has applied for political asylum in no less than 21 countries, including China, Cuba, India and Ireland.
Edward Snowden is receiving assistance from the folks behind whistleblowing site WikiLeaks as he attempts to make it to a ‘safe’ country before the US intelligence agencies make it to him.
Julian Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in central London for a year this week, with no obvious way out for the Australian-born WikiLeaks founder as he seeks to avoid the clutches of the Swedish and US authorities.
Julian Assange may be a controversial figure, but he has one high profile fan: Yoko Ono Lennon. She awarded him the Courage Award for the Arts this weekend.