Assange thanks US for 50,000% return on Bitcoin investment
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange has sarcastically thanked the US for forcing the whistleblowing website into investing in Bitcoin in 2010 as the cryptocurrency increased 50,000% in value since then. The US had imposed sanctions triggering a financial blockade against WikiLeaks in 2010 following the release of sensitive documents regarding the country's interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq.