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As Julian Assange prepares to return to Australia after a plea deal with the US authorities, an urgent appeal for donations to cover $520,000 debt owed to the Australian government for charter flights was launched by his wife. An anonymous donor contributed over 8 BTC, worth $500,000 to Assange’s cause. Furthermore, over £300,000, roughly $380,000 has been raised through fiat currency donations. The Chartered flights were necessary as Assange was not permitted to fly commercial airlines or routes to Saipan and onward to Australia.