2026-01-07 16:21:36

Rumble, the video streaming platform, just rolled out its own crypto wallet solution—letting creators and viewers send Bitcoin and crypto directly as tips on the platform. This marks another significant moment where mainstream media infrastructure is plugging into blockchain payments. What's interesting here is how it bypasses traditional payment rails entirely. Content creators get tipped in actual crypto assets rather than fiat, and the audience gets a frictionless way to support their favorite creators in digital currency. It's basically turning the tip jar into a blockchain-native experience. The move signals how Web3 payment infrastructure is becoming table stakes for any platform looking to capture creator economy economics in 2025.

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DegenWhisperer

· 01-07 23:40

NGL, Rumble's move is pretty aggressive, directly turning tipping into on-chain interaction. Traditional payment gateways must be crying now.

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HodlKumamon

· 01-07 21:41

Hey, Rumble directly skipped the traditional banking system this time, which surprised me a bit. Data shows that the creator economy is indeed migrating onto the chain. The traditional payment gateway fee model is no longer attractive. From a fee perspective, direct chain transfers can save 15-30% in costs. However, to be honest, the key is to make this infrastructure stable; otherwise, it’s just a concept leading the way. 熊熊 believes that if Web3 payment truly becomes the standard by 2025, our previous dollar-cost averaging strategy might need to be adjusted. This move is somewhat like the paradigm shift in internet payments from third-party solutions to native blockchain solutions. This moment in history feels different.

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GasOptimizer

· 01-07 16:51

NGL, Rumble's move is really brilliant, directly revolutionizing the payment layer. Creators no longer have to be held back by payment processors.

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fren.eth

· 01-07 16:33

Rumble's approach is really clever... directly bypassing traditional payment layers, with creators receiving real Bitcoin... this is the kind of work Web3 should be doing.

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EntryPositionAnalyst

· 01-07 16:31

Really? Rumble has integrated a built-in wallet? Mainstream platforms really have no way out now. Web3 payment infrastructure has truly become a necessity. If you don't adopt it, you'll be out. Honestly, it's much more comfortable than traditional tipping. Direct on-chain settlement—who still wants to wait for banks? Another traditional giant is humbling itself and leaning towards blockchain. This is the rhythm of 2025, right?

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BoredWatcher

· 01-07 16:25

Another mainstream platform has surrendered. The truly decentralized payment era is here. Rumble's move surprised me—directly sending on-chain assets to creators? This makes life even harder for traditional payment gateways. It seems that by 2025, all platforms will need to have crypto wallets, or they'll be out of the game. Tips have turned into BTC... I really want to see how the tax authorities will handle this. Still the same point: whoever embraces the chain first will reap the benefits of the creator economy. Rumble's move was well played.

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