Snowden Looking to Bitcoin to Raise Funds for Legal Trust

Snowden Looking to Bitcoin to Raise Funds for Legal Trust

Edwardsnowden.com, a website raising funds for whistleblower Edward Snowden's legal defense campaign, is announcing that it will accept bitcoin donations for the cause. Snowden had previously leaked millions of classified documents to various members of the media, showing evidence of government spying on Internet users and wiretapping phone calls. He has been hiding in Russia ever since and is wanted by the U. S. on charges of theft and espionage. When speaking of the incident, Snowden said: "I can't in good conscience allow the US government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic....


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