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Reports said that the AI infrastructure purchase would be valued at about $767 million as part of a stock deal, about three months after a planned acquisition with Tether. Video-sharing platform Rumble announced a business combination agreement with AI infrastructure company Northern Data, following its deepening financial ties with stablecoin issuer Tether. In a Monday notice, Rumble said it would acquire Northern Data following its August announcement with Tether as part of a joint venture to purchase the AI infrastructure company. Reuters reported that the acquisition would be valued at about $767 million as part of a stock deal between Rumble and Northern Data. Tether invested $775 million into Rumble in December 2024, citing the platform’s “fundamental values of freedom of speech and financial freedom,” according to Paolo Ardonio, CEO of the stablecoin issuer. Read more

Live streaming platform and Bitcoin-hodler Rumble is moving to expand its footprint in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. On Aug. 10, the video-sharing and cloud services firm disclosed plans to acquire Northern Data, an AI and HPC infrastructure provider. According to the statement, the acquisition would involve a stock exchange offer, where Rumble would issue […] The post Tether to become largest Rumble shareholder in planned Northern Data acquisition appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Tether and Rumble have offered to acquire all shares of AI infrastructure operator Northern Data in a $1.17 billion deal that would make Tether Rumble’s top shareholder. Tether and Rumble proposed to jointly acquire all Northern Data shares, taking full control of the artificial intelligence infrastructure company. According to a Monday Rumble announcement, the deal would build on Northern Data’s existing AI and high-performance computing (HPC) operations. Tether, the issuer of the USDt (USDT) stablecoin and already Northern Data’s largest shareholder, would support the transaction. Tether has hinted at future collaborations involving AI, peer-to-peer communications and data storage solutions. Tether is the centerpiece connecting every company involved in the potential deal, with the firm investing $775 million in the anti-censorship YouTube alternative Rumble at the end of 2024. The two firms deepened their collaboration in May, when Rumble announced its USDT-supporting Bitcoin (BTC) and stablecoin wallet. R...