Tether-Backed Rumble Launches Crypto Wallet, Letting Fans Tip Creators in Bitcoin and USDT

Rumble and Tether have launched a non-custodial crypto wallet embedded directly into the Rumble video streaming platform, allowing audiences to tip creators using digital assets without relying on traditional payment intermediaries. Dubbed Rumble Wallet, the product supports bitcoin, USDT, and Tether Gold (XAUT) at launch, according to a Wednesday announcement. The companies said the wallet enables direct, borderless payments to creators while keeping custody of funds with users rather than a centralized platform.

By integrating the wallet natively into its video-sharing service, Rumble aims to remove reliance on ad networks, banks, and payment processors for creator monetization. The wallet’s on- and off-ramps are powered by MoonPay, which offers transactions between crypto rails and traditional payment methods such as credit cards, Apple Pay, PayPal, and Venmo.

Rumble founder and CEO Chris Pavlovski said the wallet aligns the company’s free-speech positioning with decentralized financial tools, giving users and creators greater control over how content is funded and supported on the platform. “We are putting more power into the hands of users and creators so they can engage with and financially support the content they like,” Pavlovski said in the statement.

For Tether, the launch is a step toward expanding the use of its wallet infrastructure beyond exchanges and DeFi applications. Rumble Wallet was built using Tether’s Wallet Development Kit, marking its first real-world deployment and connecting a large content platform to crypto-native payment rails. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the collaboration brings decentralized payments and non-custodial wallets to a mainstream audience, including U.S. users.