Julian Assange’s monumental 2010 release of the Afghan War Logs marked a turning point in transparency, revealing classified details of US military operations during the Afghanistan War.

According to a recent report by The Block, a new initiative now aims to ensure these records remain permanently accessible by inscribing them onto the Bitcoin blockchain via Project Spartacus.

This ambitious effort involves encoding 76,911 files from the Afghan War Diary into Bitcoin’s decentralized ledger, utilizing the Ordinals protocol to safeguard the data against censorship or loss.

Assange’s supporters and family spearheaded the move as part of WikiLeaks’ mission and its long-standing relationship with Bitcoin as a tool for resilience.

WikiLeaks’ Afghan War Logs: How Can Bitcoin Blockchain Guarantee Immortability?

The Afghan War Logs, first released by WikiLeaks in 2010, provide a detailed account of military operations between 2004 and 2010.

They expose troubling aspects of the war, including civilian casualties and controversial interrogation practices. Despite public availability, there remains a persistent risk of suppression or erasure due to the politically sensitive nature of the content. To address this, Project Spartacus will inscribe the logs onto the Bitcoin blockchain using OrdinalsBot to ensure permanence.

Unlike traditional digital storage, which relies on centralized servers, Bitcoin’s decentralized network distributes data across thousands of nodes globally, making it nearly impossible to alter or delete.

Gabriel Shipton, Assange’s brother and chair of the Assange Campaign, remarked: “This information should last forever.”

The minting process, set to begin on December 12, 2024, will be free for participants via ProjectSpartacus.org and later continue on the OrdinalsBot marketplace, Trio.

Given the volume of data, the mint is expected to span multiple Bitcoin blocks, creating one of the most extensive and technically complex blockchain projects to date.

A Symbol of Resistance and Legacy

Bitcoin played a crucial role in supporting WikiLeaks during its financial blockade, during which major payment processors denied service to the organization.

Donations in BTC kept WikiLeaks operational and proved decentralized systems’ resilience in the face of state-level suppression.

Assange’s early engagement with Bitcoin even drew attention from Satoshi Nakamoto, the cryptocurrency’s enigmatic creator. In 2010, Nakamoto expressed concern over WikiLeaks’ use of Bitcoin, fearing it could bring unwelcome scrutiny to the nascent technology.

Nakamoto wrote in a Bitcointalk forum post: “WikiLeaks has kicked the hornet’s nest, and the swarm is headed towards us.”

Despite this initial hesitancy, Bitcoin became a lifeline for WikiLeaks as a tool for censorship-resistant currency.

A “Forever Iconic” Endeavor

Using the Ordinals protocol makes it easy and the best option to permanently archive the logs. Ordinals allow data to be inscribed onto individual satoshis—the smallest unit of Bitcoin—creating immutable records directly tied to the network’s ledger.

Toby Lewis, founder of OrdinalsBot, described the project as a “forever iconic” endeavor. However, he acknowledged the challenges posed by the scale of the mint, which involves tens of thousands of files.

Lewis noted: “This isn’t a 10K collection.” He added that the infrastructure is designed for large-scale mints but still anticipates some delays.

While the initiative is not intended to raise funds for Assange—who continues to seek a full pardon from U.S. President Joe Biden—it provides a way for supporters to engage with his legacy.

Shipton emphasized that the project serves as a reminder of Bitcoin’s original purpose, to be a weapon against systemic constraints. “It’s one of the strengths of Bitcoin — being able to withstand resist state-level attacks and keep publishing.”

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So why were Kaia prices on crypto exchanges so buoyant recently?

It could be a combination of competitive advantages in this crypto economy promising more fundamental value per unit of its currency and an overall bull run in utilities for the Web3 ID layer to provide blockchain identity services.

Klaytn, the Web3 GameFi and metaverse developer team behind Kaia, recently switched up the stock ticker symbol. On Oct. 31, it rebranded KLAY tokens to KAIA. The change coincided with a merger between the Klaytn and Finshcia blockchain currency economies.

$KLAY $KAIA ticker change incoming!

On Oct 31, the KLAY ticker will officially rebrand to KAIA across all major services.

Some exchanges may update at different times based on internal policies.

More details here https://t.co/3SXGk4AqkC

— Kaia (prev. Klaytn & Finschia) (@KaiaChain) October 17, 2024

Kaia Coin Surges Among Top 100 Cryptos

The recent merger between the Klaytn KLAY blockchain and the Finschia LINE platform has been a shot in the arm for the newly created KAIA tokens. The teams are hoping the integrations and new development will soon put this Web3 currency to work.

As part of the merger, Line, a Japanese messaging app with 196 million active users, plans to open 30 mini-DApps (decentralized applications) on its platform. They’re scheduled to go live on Line sometime before February 2025.

Mini Dapps on LINE Are Coming!

We’re thrilled to announce that Mini Dapps on LINE, exclusively powered by the Kaia blockchain will be launching soon! Here’s sneak peek at the timeline:
Early December 2024: Dapp Portal SDK Launch
End of January 2025: Mini Dapp on LINE… pic.twitter.com/ZWC4DTmH30

— Kaia (prev. Klaytn & Finschia) (@KaiaChain) November 27, 2024

Part of Kaia’s price run up the charts the last 30 days is the overall tide of the market turning bullish.

With Bitcoin’s price up 45% over the same time period, most of the crypto altcoin market is also trading hot. Many top coins by market cap are periodically melting up the way, but Kaia coin dominated the start of December, with a surge to a new all-time high at $0.4

Big Support for ALGO Web3 ID Layer

Meanwhile, Kaia is a popular trade in the current 30-day window because it’s one of the biggest players in the GameFi and MetaVerse ID layer for Web3. At the same time, cryptocurrency exchanges have markedly highlighted this segment of the blockchain.

In addition to Kaia, Algorand (ALGO) prices were ahead by an astounding 86% on the 7-day window and 400% on the 1-month range. The foundation behind ALGO recently released a new decentralized identifier solution (DID).

Markets are pumped about that and the overall prospect of transparently anonymous Internet users being able to stash their important data in the security and reliability of the blockchain and then retrieve it quickly and affordably when they’re ready to use it.

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