Tether 斥资 7.75 亿美元押注 Rumble，挑战 YouTube 的主导地位
Tether 向视频共享平台和云服务提供商 Rumble 投资 7.75 亿美元，建立了大胆的合作伙伴关系。 Rumble 是 YouTube 最接近的竞争对手，以其未经审查的内容而闻名。
据周五晚间发布的新闻稿称， Rumble 将用这笔资金中的2.5 亿美元来支持运营，其余资金将用于以 7.5 美元的价格收购最多 7000 万股普通股。这 7.5 美元与 Tether 为其股份支付的每股价格相同。
Tether 首席执行官 Paolo Ardonio 通过对 X 的投资发表了评论。
Tether 坚信言论自由和财务自由的基本价值观。
—保罗·阿多伊诺 (Paolo Ardoino) 🤖🍐 (@paoloardoino) 2024 年 12 月 20 日
我们对 Rumble 的战略投资极大地强调了@Tether_to致力于支持为人类赋能的技术和公司，为我们提供独立性和弹性…… https://t.co/vHYVbQJnKk
He added that their firm believes in the fundamental values of freedom of speech and financial freedom.
YouTube has been censoring content that violates its policy, and some people claim that it rides on the policy to censure voices that are against particular narratives, limiting freedom of speech. So Tether, in a bid to reinforce fundamental values, including freedom of speech and financial freedom, has settled on Rumble, citing that they don’t censor content.
Rumble to use part of the investment for funding a self-tender
According to Rumble, the partnership won’t interfere with their structures much. Chris Pavlovski, Rumble’s chairman and CEO, will remain in charge of the company as he retains control. Tether’s investment will ensure it owns a minority position in Rumble’s outstanding common stock. The agreement means that Tether has no rights to designate any Rumble board member.
Rumble will also use part of the investment to fund a self-tender offer for up to 70 million of Rumble’s common stock. The board of directors also gave a green light to investing excess cash reserves in Bitcoin to the tune of $20 million. Crypto frenzy has risen with the election of the US President, Donald Trump. His clear position in cryptocurrency and his ambitions to establish a Bitcoin reserve are motivating investors.
Beyond shareholding arrangements, Tether hopes to carry out meaningful advertisements and enhance its cloud and crypto payment solutions relationship with Rumble.
Tether investment to drive Rumble’s next step of growth
Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski believes that the partnership with Tether is what they need for their next phase of growth. The platform aims to outdo its competitors by offering alternative and credible avenues for sharing uncensored information.
According to Google Finance, the partnership announcement led to a 51.6% surge in Rumbles’ (RUM) share price to $10.90.
The deal, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, is exciting. Rumble may break its ceiling and consolidate users, and Tether will immensely benefit from adverts—a win-win solution. What will be interesting to watch is how Rumble will fare in its competition with YouTube.
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