WikiLeaks’ Afghan war logs to be immortalized on the Bitcoin blockchain on Dec. 12

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange and his supporters plan to print 76,911 Afghan war log files into Bitcoin inscriptions on Ordinals through Project Spartacus.

A collection of documents titled “Afghan War Diary 2004-2010,” covering six years of recounts of the Afghan war, is now available on the WikiLeaks site. The documents, released in July 2010, consist of more than 91,000 reports covering the war, including classified content on US military operations, including civilian casualties and interrogation methods.

Although they are publicly available, the sensitive nature of the content means there is always a risk of losing access to these files. That’s why Assange and his friends and relatives plan to protect them forever through Project Spartacus.

Project Spartacus is an initiative that aims to write Afghan War records onto the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain using a tool called OrdinalsBot. According to Block, the move is supported by Assange Campaign chairman Gabriel Shipton, who stressed the importance of making the Afghan War Diary accessible for future generations.

The free mints will be available at ProjectSpartacus.org starting December 12 this year. OrdinalsBot will then restart this effort, allowing users to participate in printing the Afghan War Diary on Trio, the firm’s marketplace.

OrdinalsBot founder Toby Lewis predicted that the printing process of more than 70,000 Afghan War log files could take a very long time to complete because it is not a “10k collection” and will likely be spread across a number of different blocks.

Lewis also clarified that the initiative was not linked to efforts to raise funds for Assange, who is seeking a full pardon from President Joe Biden. He claimed that the only people who would receive money from the mint were miners.

In June 2024, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released from prison after pleading guilty to a single charge of conspiracy and disclosing classified information.

As well as leaking Afghan war records, Assange’s organization also released documents revealing how Russia used state surveillance to spy on citizens’ internet and mobile phone use in 2017.

The history of WikiLeaks also has ties to Bitcoin. Assange tried to raise funds for his project through Bitcoin after many major financial firms refused to pay WikiLeaks. However, Bitcoin creator Satosi Nakamoto was against WikiLeaks’ use of Bitcoin for payment in 2010. At the time, Nakamoto was concerned that the partnership with WikiLeaks could overwhelm Bitcoin in the early stages of its development.