- Tether-owned companies Northern Data and Rumble have commenced their merger, giving Rumble access to data centers and GPU servers.
- Shareholders of the former crypto miner will receive 2.0281 shares of Rumble stock for each share, with the deal heavily influenced by Tether’s controlling stakes in both entities.
- The merger appears to primarily benefit Tether, which has committed $150 million to purchase compute from Rumble and will reassess a $610 million financing facility for Northern Data.
- Both companies’ stock prices have declined since Tether’s investments, though Rumble’s shares rallied 20% as the merger process began.
- The deal highlights Tether’s expanding influence and ongoing financial maneuvers as it attempts to reposition itself in the US market.
A video streaming platform and a defunct crypto miner, both with significant ties to Tether, are officially beginning a merger process that consolidates Tether‘s influence across multiple industries. According to reports, shareholders in German former miner Northern Data will receive 2.0281 shares of Rumble stock for each share they own, with Tether holding majority ownership in one company and 30% of the other. Consequently, Rumble will take over data center sites and thousands of GPU servers.
The merger, announced in November, puzzled observers due to the disparate nature of the businesses. However, Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski said it was how they would “build the AI ecosystem for the future, from the ground up.” Meanwhile, the financial benefits for Tether are more concrete, including a $150 million compute purchase commitment and a reassessed $610 million debt facility.
The deal required little minority shareholder agreement due to Tether‘s dominant control. Both Northern Data and Rumble have seen their stock prices slide since Tether‘s investment, though Rumble rallied 20% as the merger began. This follows a pattern of financial maneuvers for Tether, which has never been audited and has served infamous scammers.
Following the FTX collapse and Donald Trump‘s election, Tether has attempted to present itself as transparent and safe. The company has made a significant push into the US market, including lobbying efforts that saw CEO Paulo Ardoino visit the White House multiple times.
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