PANews reported on December 27 that according to Reclaim The Net, Rumble, a video platform favored by free speech audiences, had a staggering 1.79 million viewers on the U.S. presidential election day, surpassing the record of 1.04 million during the presidential debate in September. This achievement puts Rumble among the top three streaming services. Rumble reached a $775 million investment agreement with stablecoin giant Tether last weekend , of which $250 million will be used to attract creators, acquire strategic assets and strengthen Rumble Cloud infrastructure. This cooperation marks an important step for Rumble in its global expansion and challenge to the cloud service monopoly of big tech companies, while providing creators with a new revenue model based on cryptocurrency. Rumble and Tether's resonance on the concepts of free speech and decentralization makes this cooperation an important attempt to break the control of traditional media and finance.