The WikiLeaks founder says Bitcoin (cryptocurrency network) creates a globally verifiable record that can secure history and limit control over past events.
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, said Bitcoin’s main innovation is a globally verifiable proof of time that can "nail down history" and reduce what he described as Orwellian control over the past. His comments point to Bitcoin’s broader role beyond payments, highlighting the network’s timestamping function, which is used to confirm when data existed on the blockchain (distributed ledger).