Tether 斥資 7.75 億美元押注 Rumble，挑戰 YouTube 的主導地位
Tether 向視頻共享平臺和雲服務提供商 Rumble 投資 7.75 億美元，建立了大膽的合作伙伴關係。 Rumble 是 YouTube 最接近的競爭對手，以其未經審查的內容而聞名。
據週五晚間發佈的新聞稿稱， Rumble 將用這筆資金中的2.5 億美元來支持運營，其餘資金將用於以 7.5 美元的價格收購最多 7000 萬股普通股。這 7.5 美元與 Tether 爲其股份支付的每股價格相同。
Tether 首席執行官 Paolo Ardonio 通過對 X 的投資發表了評論。
Tether 堅信言論自由和財務自由的基本價值觀。
—保羅·阿多伊諾 (Paolo Ardoino) 🤖🍐 (@paoloardoino) 2024 年 12 月 20 日
我們對 Rumble 的戰略投資極大地強調了@Tether_to致力於支持爲人類賦能的技術和公司，爲我們提供獨立性和彈性…… 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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