Tether has amassed a large fortune in recent years thanks to its namesake stablecoin, which the company says will bring in over $10 billion in profits in 2024. Flush with cash, Tether's owners have signaled they intend to make investments outside of crypto and, on Friday afternoon, followed up by announcing the company has taken a large stake in Rumble, a video platform popular with right-wing influencers.
The deal will see Tether invest $775 million in total, using $250 million to fund growth initiatives to expand the platform's reach. The rest will be used to fund a tender offer for up to 70 million of the company's publicly-traded Class A shares at a price of $7.50—a modest premium over the approximately $7 at which the shares had been trading.
