TL;DR
- Rumble will acquire Germany’s Northern Data AG in a $767 million deal to expand its AI and cloud infrastructure, strengthening its partnership with Tether.
- The agreement will give Northern Data shareholders 30% of the new company and add 22,400 Nvidia GPUs and data centers with 180 MW of capacity.
- Tether contributed $150 million in GPU services and $100 million in advertising to promote Rumble Wallet and integrate USDT, XAUT, and BTC into its ecosystem.
Rumble will acquire the German firm Northern Data AG to expand its artificial intelligence and cloud services infrastructure in a deal valued at approximately $767 million, reinforcing its alliance with Tether.
The agreement includes a public exchange offer through which Northern Data shareholders will receive 2.0281 new Rumble shares for each one they hold, giving them roughly 30% of the combined company.
The Details Behind the Acquisition
The acquisition will bring the comapny 22,400 Nvidia GPUs — including 20,400 H100s and 2,000 H200s — along with a global network of data centers with up to 180 MW of capacity, expanding its computing business and strengthening its presence in Europe. The transaction was approved by both companies’ boards and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, at which point Northern Data will delist from the stock market.
Tether, one of Northern Data’s main shareholders, provided $150 million in GPU services to the new group and another $100 million for a two-year advertising campaign to promote Rumble Wallet, which will integrate USDT, XAUT, and BTC. The initiative aims to foster new monetization models for content creators and build a decentralized technology ecosystem.
Rumble: Freedom, Privacy, and Resilience
These investments add to the $775 million that Tether injected into Rumble at the beginning of 2025. Through this alliance, the stablecoin issuer will gain access to massive dedicated computing power for its AI infrastructure, reducing its reliance on centralized providers and advancing the development of autonomous systems.
Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski described the merger as a key step in building a “Freedom-First” platform designed to preserve freedom, privacy, and technological resilience. The company plans to integrate new AI services, financial tools, storage, and email under a single decentralized architecture.
Rumble’s stock jumped 21% in pre-market trading following the announcement, while Northern Data surged 46%, pushing its market capitalization to $1.3 billion.
