Julian Assange and his backers are set to make the Afghan War Logs eternal via Bitcoin’s blockchain. The 76,911 classified papers, which Chelsea Manning leaked in 2010, laid bare the harsh truths of the Afghan War, such as civilian deaths and disputed interrogation techniques.
On December 12, through ProjectSpartacus.org, the files will be engraved onto the Bitcoin blockchain using the Ordinals protocol. This novel method utilizes the decentralized and unchangeable qualities of blockchain to guarantee the logs can be accessed even if platforms like WikiLeaks.org or the Internet Archive face issues.
Gabriel Shipton, Assange’s brother and head of the Assange Campaign, said it was a potent example of ensuring crucial data “endures indefinitely.”
The “Project Spartacus” entails imprinting each document on individual satoshis (the tiniest Bitcoin unit). OrdinalsBot founder Toby Lewis described it as one of the most intricate minting processes. Unlike regular NFT collections, this initiative encompasses thousands of files and will need contributions from people worldwide.
Remarkably, the project isn’t a fundraising effort for Assange, who is after a presidential pardon. Instead, the only ones to gain financially are Bitcoin miners. Julian Assange’s wife, Stella Assange, praised the project as a crucial move in safeguarding freedom of speech and public knowledge.
Project Spartacus spotlights the convergence of blockchain technology and activism, making certain essential historical records are immune to censorship and suppression.
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