Rumble to roll out Bitcoin tipping with Tether by December

Rumble announced on Friday that it will begin rolling out a Bitcoin tipping feature for its roughly 51 million monthly users, partnering with stablecoin issuer Tether to enable in‑app BTC tips and a native wallet. CEO Chris Pavlovski unveiled the plan onstage at the Plan Forum in Lugano, Switzerland, saying the system is in testing and will start to be deployed in the coming weeks. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said he expects a full rollout by early to mid‑December after minor bugs and user experience refinements are addressed.

Rumble demonstrated the feature at the event by sending a tip to Canadian creator David Freiheit, known online as Viva Frei, and posted a video of the transaction. The platform said tips will be routed through a Rumble Wallet and that work with payments firm MoonPay is under way to provide in‑app crypto wallets that will make it easier for creators to receive, store, and manage digital assets.

The collaboration builds on a deeper financial relationship between the two companies. Tether invested $775 million in Rumble in December 2024, and Ardoino has described Rumble as a distribution partner for broader initiatives. Rumble has also adopted a Bitcoin treasury...