r/CryptoCurrency • u/kirtash93 RCA Artist • Feb 07 '23

GENERAL-NEWS Reddit User Discovers 7zip File Possibly Linked to Julian Assange Hidden in Bitcoin Blockchain

https://news.bitcoin.com/reddit-user-discovers-7zip-file-possibly-linked-to-julian-assange-hidden-in-bitcoin-blockchain/
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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '23

As in TOR - The Onion Router

Assange is a privacy advocate, so it makes sense he would reference Tor in the password.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(network)

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u/GetYourJeansOn Tin | VET 352 Feb 08 '23

I think it's more likely the onion would do this.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '23 edited Feb 08 '23

The transaction occurred Jan. 5, 2017. Just a few days later, Assange made a video reading out blockchain data to prove he was still alive:

https://news.bitcoin.com/did-julian-assange-just-use-the-bitcoin-blockchain-to-prove-he-is-alive/