Rumble and Tether Launch Wallet to Simplify Crypto Tips for Creators

Highlights:

• Rumble and Tether launch a non-custodial wallet inside Rumble for crypto tipping.
• Viewers can tip creators using Bitcoin, USDT, and Tether Gold easily.
• The wallet gives users control, enabling direct, cross-border payments to creators.

Rumble and Tether have launched a new non-custodial crypto wallet inside the Rumble platform. Viewers can now tip creators using Bitcoin, USDT, and Tether Gold. The launch was announced on Wednesday as a move toward user-controlled payments. The wallet keeps funds with users instead of a central platform. It allows direct, cross-border payments to creators. Rumble wants to cut reliance on ad networks, banks, and payment processors. This gives creators more control over earning from their content.

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— Rumble 🏴‍☠️ (@rumblevideo) January 7, 2026

Rumble and Tether Introduce Wallet Giving Users Full Control Over Crypto Tips

Rumble founder and CEO Chris Pavlovski said the wallet matches the company’s free-speech focus with decentralized financial tools. He added that it gives users and creators more control over funding and supporting content on the platform. Pavlovski explained that it gives more power to users and creators. It lets them engage with and support the content they enjoy.

Rumble Wallet’s transactions run through MoonPay, which connects crypto with regular payment methods. Users can add funds using credit cards, Apple Pay, PayPal, or Venmo, making it simpler for mainstream audiences to tip creators. 

Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO of MoonPay, said:

“Peer-to-peer payments powered by crypto are the future of the internet economy. Rumble is one of the first major platforms to adopt this model, giving creators the ability to get paid instantly in stablecoins or Bitcoin and easily move in and out of fiat.”

BREAKING: every @rumblevideo streamer can set up Rumble Wallet to receive Bitcoin tips, live now, powered by MoonPay

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— MoonPay 🟣 (@moonpay) January 7, 2026

For Tether, this rollout marks the first practical use of its Wallet Development Kit outside exchanges and DeFi. It links a major content platform to crypto payment systems. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the partnership brings non-custodial wallets and decentralized payments to mainstream users, including those in the U.S. The launch continues Rumble’s plan from last year to allow bitcoin tipping for its tens of millions of monthly users, supported by Tether. It also fits with Tether’s wider push to grow stablecoin use through wallets aimed at regular consumers.

Rumble and Tether Expand Partnership to Boost Crypto and Creator Tools

Rumble runs as a video-sharing and cloud services platform, offering an alternative to bigger streaming sites like YouTube. The company has embraced crypto, using a Bitcoin treasury strategy and sharing past asset purchases to manage its balance sheet.

Tether owns a large stake in Rumble after a $775 million investment. The partnership goes beyond payments, covering infrastructure and artificial intelligence. This includes $150 million in support from Tether for Rumble’s cloud and AI projects, along with work with Northern Data. By adding crypto tipping directly to its platform, Rumble wants to build a closer connection between creators and audiences. This also supports Tether’s aim to expand stablecoin use on mainstream platforms.

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