Reddit User Discovers Hidden File Linked with Julian Assange in Bitcoin Blockchain

The biggest Bitcoin community on Reddit — /r/bitcoin has been buzzing in the last 12 hours with a curious discover made by user u/sprxzk34620 when they stumbled upon an encrypted 7zip file possibly linked to the infamous whistleblower and founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange. The file was located in the output script of a transaction from January 5, 2017, and was recorded in the Bitcoin blockchain at block height 446,713.

The discovery of the 7zip file named “Julianassange.txt” has caused quite a stir on the r/bitcoin subreddit. The zip file was password protected and for hours redditors had been trying to crack the password until u/Alakazam9342 finally managed to find the password, crack the file and access its contents:

“Hello,

This is Julian Assange. If you’re reading this my Dead Man Switch did not go off and I am fine at the Ecuadorian Embassy on January 4, 2017. Embassy cat is safe and playful as ever

Best,

Julian”

The user has then shared the password for anyone who might want to view the file for themselves, the password is: ONION. (no full stop)

Coincidentally, the transaction containing the file took place just five days before Assange famously…