Rumble unveiled a Bitcoin tipping feature at Switzerland’s Lugano PlanB conference, marking a major step in blockchain-based creator monetization.
By Ibrahim Ajibade
Editor Kirsten Thijssen
Updated
2 mins read
Streaming platform Rumble has announced the launch of a Bitcoin tipping feature that allows users to donate directly to creators and influencers in BTC. The feature debuted at the Lugano PlanB event on Friday, a conference hosted annually in Switzerland that brings together Bitcoin-focused world leaders, technologists, and entrepreneurs.
Canadian legal commentator and long-term Rumble user Viva Frei, became the first content creator to test the feature, using Rumble’s in-house RumbleWallet in a video reposted by the company’s official X page.
A historic first at @LuganoPlanB — @thevivafrei became the first creator tipped through the Rumble Wallet. Freedom meets finance👊 pic.twitter.com/WD0EohedIu
— Rumble 🏴☠️ (@rumblevideo) October 24, 2025
The new tipping functionality enables creators to receive Bitcoin payments directly from viewers, expanding the platform’s existing monetization options. Over the past year, Rumble has increasingly developed blockchain integrations, aiming to introduce cryptocurrency tipping across multiple digital assets.
As creators attract global audiences, video platforms are turning to crypto-based payment systems to ensure faster, borderless transactions. Rumble’s move aligns with the growing wave of corporate adoption of cryptocurrencies in the US, which has accelerated since President Trump’s second term began.
On Friday, banking giant JP Morgan, managing over $4 trillion in assets, announced plans to accept Bitcoin and Ethereum holdings as collateral for institutional loans.
Bitcoin price stabilized near $111,600 at press time on Saturday, October 25, recording a 1.5% intraday gain. However, trading activity dropped sharply, with BTC’s 24-hour volume falling 42% to $30.6 billion. The price uptick amid weaker trading volumes suggests that few large-sized buyers likely influenced the mild bounce.
Bitcoin Liquidation Map, October 25, 2025 | Source: Coinglass
Derivatives market data indicates that leverage remains heavily skewed toward bullish positions, with long contracts worth $7.83 billion open in the past week, compared to $5.2 billion in active shorts. Despite this, Coinglass Liquidation Map charts highlight a dense cluster of $920 million short contracts deployed around $112,310, accounting for 17% of total active short leverage positions.
If Bitcoin breaks through this resistance, analysts expect a relatively smooth upward path before encountering the next selling zone near $114,000. However, failure to sustain momentum could trigger liquidations, dragging prices back toward short-term support near $106,500 where bulls anchored $4.5 billion active long contracts.
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Ibrahim Ajibade is a seasoned research analyst with a background in supporting various Web3 startups and financial organizations. He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics and is currently studying for a Master’s in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies at the University of Malta.
