Julian Assange and Wife Welcome Daughter; He Announces Birth With 'Terminator 2' Quote

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, used a line from Terminator 2 to announce on X that his wife, Stella, had given birth. Stella Assange also posted about the arrival on the same platform.

The couple first revealed the pregnancy in September and expressed gratitude for the efforts of supporters who worked to secure his freedom.

Julian Assange Shares the Birth With a Terminator 2 Quote

Julian Assange posted a picture of himself cradling the baby. The message read: “The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves.”

That line is taken from the 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, where it conveys the idea that disaster can still be avoided through human action.

Stella Assange, a lawyer specializing in human rights, later posted a response. She described the girl as “so cute…and loud!” and thanked people for their messages.

So happy and very tired…she's so cute…and loud! Thanks for all the messages! #Sheshere @julianassange https://t.co/LvyO5sU29y

— Stella Assange (@Stella_Assange) November 9, 2026

Assange launched WikiLeaks in 2006. The platform became widely known for publishing classified government documents supplied anonymously, eventually leading to U.S. charges against him under the Espionage Act.

The pregnancy announcement came shortly after Assange returned to X following eight years without posting. He stated at the time that the new arrival was “thanks to everyone who fought for my freedom.”

Crypto Kept WikiLeaks Funded Through the Banking Blockade

A large portion of those supporters used cryptocurrency. In December 2010, Visa, Mastercard and PayPal cut off WikiLeaks, prompting the site to start accepting Bitcoin in June 2011.

Julian Assange later claimed those holdings yielded a return of roughly 50,000%. In 2024, an anonymous donor also sent 8 BTC to pay off his approximately $500,000 charter-flight debt.

Bitcoin donations have since had an impact beyond WikiLeaks. This year, for instance, the IMF attributed El Salvador’s recent gains in Bitcoin reserves to private donations rather than public funds.

In 2022, supporters also pooled 16,593 ETH through AssangeDAO, then worth about $53 million. The DAO fractured weeks afterward, but its JUSTICE token—in which Assange has no involvement—still rises when his name appears in the news.

The birth announcement, however, had little effect on the token. JUSTICE trades at roughly twice its January level, but most of the gains it made in September have vanished. Daily trading volume has also fallen to a few hundred dollars.

Julian Assange spent more than five years in Belmarsh prison before a plea deal secured his release in 2024. His situation remains one of the earliest instances in which Bitcoin donations replaced blocked payment systems.