However, this really is lazy journalism.
The article implies that Bitcoin was invented as a RESULT of Wikileaks troubles... as sort of an altrernate SOLUTION to Wikileaks donation funding troubles.
It's funny you should resurrect this quote, as websites like The Daily Stormer are in the same situation and if anyone uses a Coinbase account to send them money, they will ban your account. Since shitcoins are non-fungible and really just a giant police state tracking and control grid, it doesn't even matter if you sent the funds to a personal wallet before sending money there. They will eventually (if not already) just track that too and close your account anyway.
Sort of like the situation where these giant, Marxist internet media monopolies like Twitter and Facebook are starting to claim they have the right to ban you from their site even if you break zero rules there if you say some type of anti-Marxist commentary on a different website. All digital craptocurrencies will eventually be so insanely tracked, that nobody donating to ANY type of political party whether they be pro or anti-Marxist will be able to do so without blowback, showcasing the complete worthlessness of a non-fungible currency with all transaction history right out in the open for anyone to spy on.
That is, unless your goal is to be a victim of whoever occupies state power at the time to use that power against you, since the only group being empowered by those variables is the state or status quo.