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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="12561214" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="dao" source="Orion">DAO</keyword> dedicated to freeing WikiLeaks founder <keyword id="12188188" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="julian-assange" source="Orion">Julian Assange</keyword> has won a bid to purchase an NFT for 16,593 <keyword id="11896271" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ether" source="Orion">ether</keyword>.</li><li>Proceeds from the NFT sale will go to Assange's legal defense fund.</li></ul><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/dao-julian-assange-nft-crypto-ether-wikileaks-founder-legal-funds-2022-2">AssangeDAO</a>, a <keyword id="12586210" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="decentralized-autonomous-organization" source="Orion">decentralized autonomous organization</keyword> fighting for the freedom of Julian Assange, has won a bid to purchase a non-fungible token for 16,593 ether (roughly $53 million).Proceeds from the sale of the NFT, designed by the WikiLeaks founder himself in collaboration with a prominent digital artist who goes by Pak, will go to Assange's legal defense fund.The token, dubbed "Clock," is a timer that counts the number of days Assange has spent in prison. The NFT came from Pak's collection called <a href="https://censored.art/">Censored</a>.The stunning amount <a href="https://juicebox.money/#/p/assangedao">generated</a> by over 10,000 contributors totaled 17,422 ether (around $56 million) in just a matter of days. Among those who contributed is ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin who gave 10 ether, according to his <a href="https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1490686148087320576?s=20&amp;t=7KhrY5xpePr1g5hs2JgqRw">tweet</a>.<keyword id="13140072" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="assangedao" source="Orion">AssangeDAO</keyword> offered the maximum bid on Tuesday, supported by Assange's brother, Gabriel Shipton."We believe that this is the best outcome for AssangeDAO to assist Julian Assange's liberation," he said in his statement.Since the DAO won the bid, its contributors will be given the DAO's governance token called JUSTICE in amounts that are proportional to their contributions. Currently, one <a href="https://app.uniswap.org/#/swap?inputCurrency=ETH&amp;outputCurrency=0x59d1e836F7b7210A978b25a855085cc46fd090B5">token</a> is trading at around $0.002795 based on <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/assangedao/">CoinMarketCap data</a>, trading 12% lower as of 3:52 p.m. ET. It can be traded on Uniswap and SushiSwap.The Censored collection also includes an open edition, which invites buyers to mint their own censored <a href="https://censored.art/message">messages</a> and pay any amount they desire. All proceeds will go to a range of charities including human rights and freedom of information, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/muratpak/status/1491416269513687042">Pak</a>. Over 30,000 tokenized messages have been created so far based on <a href="https://opensea.io/collection/censored-pak-assange">OpenSea</a> with Pak minting the first one for <a href="https://censored.art/vanguards">100 ETH</a>. When Assange is freed, the messages will be uncensored as well. AssangeDAO was formed on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/julian-assange-can-be-extradited-to-us-uk-court-rules-2021-12?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">December 10</a>, when a <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/USA-v-Assange-judgment101221.pdf">London court ruled</a> that the WikiLeaks founder can be extradited to the US where he faces 18 charges. In late January, the High Court in London said <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/julian-assange-uk-court-rules-can-appeal-extradition-to-us-2022-1">he can appeal the December extradition ruling,</a> meaning he can bring his case to the UK Supreme Court.Assange has been in a UK prison <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/julian-assange-can-be-extradited-to-us-uk-court-rules-2021-12#:~:text=over%20him%20in-,in%20April%202019,-%2C%20at%20which%20point?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">since 2019</a>, after the Ecuadorian embassy of London terminated his asylum status. The US then <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/julian-assange-can-be-extradited-to-us-uk-court-rules-2021-12?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">requested to extradite him</a>, a process that has lasted more than two years. AssangeDAO said it was inspired by <a href="https://www.freerossdao.org/">FreeRossDAO</a>, a group that aimed to liberate Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the online narcotics emporium <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ross-ulbricht-convicted-of-running-silk-road-2015-2?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">Silk Road</a>. FreeRossDAO raised $12 million, which was also used to bid on an NFT, the website saidOther recent high-profile <keyword id="12539572" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="daos" source="Orion">DAOs</keyword> include <a href="https://www.constitutiondao.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ConstitutionDAO</a>, which raised over <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/constitutiondao-raises-46-million-buy-rare-copy-us-constitution-auction-2021-11?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">$40 million</a> in a span of a few days to buy a rare copy of the US Constitution. It <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/constitution-dao-disbands-refund-how-us-constitution-discord-website-twitter-2021-11?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">disbanded</a> after losing its bid to Citadel CEO Ken Griffin.

The DAO that wants to free Julian Assange just won the bid for a $53 million NFT that will be used to fund the WikiLeaks founder's legal defense

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A new <keyword id="12586210" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="decentralized-autonomous-organization" source="Orion">decentralized autonomous organization</keyword> is fighting to free <keyword id="12188188" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="julian-assange" source="Orion">Julian Assange</keyword>.</li><li>AssangeDAO, which was formed in December 2020, is raising funds to bid on an NFT artwork.</li><li>Assange has been in prison in the UK since 2019. </li></ul>A decentralized autonomous organization has raised millions of dollars in cryptocurrency to help free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. <a href="https://assangedao.org/">AssangeDAO</a>, formed in December 2021, is raising funds to bid on a non-fungible token artwork made by Pak in collaboration with Assange himself. Pak is a prominent digital artist who has sold artwork valued at <a href="https://cryptoart.io/artists">$269 million</a> in total. The collection, dubbed <a href="https://twitter.com/thankyoucollard/status/1487734121384521735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1487734121384521735%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcryptonews.com%2Fnews%2Fdigital-artist-pak-release-censored-nft-collection-with-wikileaks-founder.htm">Censored</a>, is set to be auctioned on February 7, 2022. Proceeds will go to Assange's legal defense fund. So far, the <keyword id="12561214" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="dao" source="Orion">DAO</keyword> has raised over <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/a-dao-wants-free-julian-assange-with-pak-nft/">$6 million dollars</a>. Contributors include the brother of the WikiLeaks founder, Gabriel Shipton.If the DAO wins the bid, its contributors will be given the DAO's governance token called JUSTICE based on the proportion of their contributions. If the DAO loses, the <keyword id="11896271" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ether" source="Orion">ether</keyword> people contributed will be redeemable. The DAO is using JuiceBox, a platform for pooling funds. The token holders will be able to vote on governance proposals that will dictate the activities of the DAO. The group however made it clear that regardless of the bid's outcome, it will continue to "live on." AssangeDAO said it was inspired by <a href="https://www.freerossdao.org/">FreeRossDAO</a>, a group that aimed to liberate Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ross-ulbricht-convicted-of-running-silk-road-2015-2">Silk Road</a>, the world's largest online narcotics emporium that generated $1.2 billion in revenue since its creation in 2011. FreeRossDAO raised $12 million, which was also used to bid on an NFT, the website said.AssangeDAO was formed on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/julian-assange-can-be-extradited-to-us-uk-court-rules-2021-12">December 10</a>, the day when a <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/USA-v-Assange-judgment101221.pdf">London court ruled</a> that the Wikileaks founder can be extradited to the US where he faces 18 charges. In another verdict in late January, Assange will be allowed to challenge the extradition in the UK's highest court. The WikiLeaks founder has been in prison <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/julian-assange-can-be-extradited-to-us-uk-court-rules-2021-12#:~:text=over%20him%20in-,in%20April%202019,-%2C%20at%20which%20point">since 2019</a> after the Ecuadorian embassy of London terminated his asylum status. The US then <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/julian-assange-can-be-extradited-to-us-uk-court-rules-2021-12">requested to extradite him</a>, a process that has lasted more than two years. Other recent high-profile <keyword id="12539572" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="daos" source="Orion">DAOs</keyword> include <a href="https://www.constitutiondao.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ConstitutionDAO</a>, which raised over <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/constitutiondao-raises-46-million-buy-rare-copy-us-constitution-auction-2021-11?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">$40 million</a> in a span of a few days to buy a rare copy of the US Constitution. It <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/constitution-dao-disbands-refund-how-us-constitution-discord-website-twitter-2021-11">disbanded</a> after losing its bid to Citadel CEO Ken Griffin.

A DAO is trying to help free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and has raised over $6 million to fight for his release

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