I just emailed (non-anonymously) one of their officers who manages a legal defense fund for another whistleblower:
Greetings Michael,
I am looking for a way to support Edward Snowden, and I wonder if your organization has contacts with him or Glenn Greenwald and could arrange a legal defense or personal support fund similar to what your organization provides for John Kiriakou.
Specifically, I wonder if you could consider acting as a trustee or escrow agent of a bitcoin address for Mr. Snowden. Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer currency/digital commodity based on open-source cryptography, and I know that many people in the bitcoin community are sympathetic to Mr. Snowden's stated goals. The exchange value of bitcoins has grown meteorically over the last 2 years, and I can only guess that many in the community would welcome the opportunity to support Mr. Snowden with their new-found wealth. Because bitcoins are based on a peer-to-peer protocol, they are easily moved across national boundaries, an attribute which Mr. Snowden may find advantageous.
Please feel free to contact me if I can provide you with more information about bitcoins or if you would like to discuss technical concerns. I would be delighted if I can help your work in any way.
Regards,
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I will keep this thread updated if anything comes of this.
-pbtc
Nice work! I'll be watching this thread. This could help get additional press for bitcoin and help one of our nation's heroes. Doubleplusgood.