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Rumble to Roll Out Bitcoin Tipping for 51 Million Users in December

The feature is developed with Tether and was announced at the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano, Switzerland. The first BTC tip was sent to content creator David Freiheit.

Updated Oct 25, 2025, 6:11 p.m. Published Oct 25, 2025, 3:06 p.m.
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What to know:

  • Rumble is set to launch a bitcoin tipping feature by mid-December, allowing its 51 million users to send BTC tips to creators via an integrated digital wallet.
  • The feature was developed in collaboration with Tether and announced at the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano, Switzerland. The first BTC tip was sent to content creator David Freiheit.
  • Tether has invested $775 million in Rumble and plans to use the platform to promote its USAT stablecoin to 100 million Americans.

Video platform Rumble (RUM) plans to launch bitcoin tipping for its 51 million monthly users by mid-December, expanding how creators can earn directly from their audiences.

The new feature, developed in partnership with Tether, allows viewers to send BTC tips through a digital wallet built into the app. The announcement was made during the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano, Switzerland.

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The company said it’s still testing the system. The first BTC tip was sent to Canadian content creator David Freiheit.

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Leading stablecoin issuer Tether has invested $775 million in Rumble and has supported the company. It’s set to leverage the video-sharing platform to push its U.S.-compliant stablecoin USAT to 100 million Americans.

Rubmle has also adopted a bitcoin treasury strategy. The firm has so far accumulated 211 BTC, according to Bitcointreasuries data.

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