7 January 2026 – Tether, the largest company in the digital assets industry, and Rumble (NASDAQ:RUM), the Freedom-First technology platform, today announced the launch of Rumble Wallet, a self-custodial crypto wallet integrated directly into the Rumble ecosystem. The launch builds on Rumble’s earlier tipping functionality, resulting in a production-ready, platform-native financial infrastructure that embeds self-custodial digital asset ownership and payments directly into the Rumble experience for creators and users.
At launch, Rumble Wallet supports Tether USD (USDT), Tether Gold (XAUT), and Bitcoin (BTC), allowing audiences to tip creators natively in crypto and to make direct, borderless payments without relying on traditional financial intermediaries. Tether USAT will also become available in the coming weeks.
By embedding a self-custodial wallet directly into the platform, Rumble enables creators to receive payments instantly from their audiences while retaining full ownership of their funds. Users can hold and transfer digital assets peer-to-peer without depending on centralized custodians, banks, or payment processors.
Rumble Wallet is powered by Tether’s Wallet Development Kit (WDK), the first open-source modular toolkit built for developers, companies, and AI agents, which is designed to help platforms deploy secure, self-custodial wallets while preserving user control and privacy. This groundbreaking integration connects a global video-sharing ecosystem directly to crypto-native rails, opening new economic models for creators without introducing additional intermediaries.
“At Tether, we champion technologies that promote freedom, decentralization, and the fundamental right to free speech. Rumble Wallet brings those ideals together into one product that will give tens of millions of users more control than any platform has offered before, even in key markets such as the United States,” said Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether. “We are proud to continue to collaborate with Rumble and promote an open, decentralized internet and financial system, making Bitcoin, Tether USDT, Tether Gold and soon Tether USAT available to the extremely wide and loyal user base of one of the most prominent social media platforms in the world.”
The launch of Rumble Wallet builds on a broader collaborative effort between Tether and Rumble to use Bitcoin and stablecoins as practical tools for creator empowerment. When the collaboration was first announced on stage at the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano last October, Tether and Rumble outlined a shared vision for crypto-native monetization that would give creators durable financial access without fear of arbitrary shutdowns or debanking tied to speech or platform risk. Rumble Wallet embodies that vision, translating those principles into deployed, self-custodial infrastructure.
“Rumble represents free speech and liberty the same way that cryptocurrency and a decentralized internet represent freedom, and Rumble Wallet is the natural combination of those things,” said Rumble founder and CEO Chris Pavlovski. “We are putting more power into the hands of users and creators so they can engage with and financially support the content they like. That’s another parallel to free expression, and it’s all unique to Rumble.”
The launch reinforces Tether’s broader strategy of building open financial infrastructure that can be embedded directly into real-world platforms, supporting millions of users while reducing reliance on centralized systems.
WDK by Tether is available now at https://wdk.tether.io/.
About WDK by Tether
WDK by Tether is an open-source Wallet Development Kit designed to simplify and accelerate the creation of hyper-secure, self-custodial wallets. Built to support Bitcoin, Lightning, USDT, XAUT, and goon USAT, WDK by Tether offers modular, ecosystem-agnostic infrastructure that can be extended to support any blockchain or digital asset.
With built-in USDT0 technology, DeFi primitives, and cross-chain interoperability, WDK empowers developers, institutions, and even sovereign nations to build independent, white-label wallets without reliance on centralized providers. It provides the foundation for a future where humans, connected devices, and AI agents can securely hold and exchange value across open networks. WDK by Tether is available for free, with no fees or restrictions, at https://wdk.tether.io
