Tether Will Lease 20,000 GPUs to Develop Open AI Amid Rumble and Northern Data Alliance

• Tether has announced a lease agreement for 20,000 GPUs to support the AI sector in connection with the Rumble and Northern Data collaboration.
• In addition, the company is preparing the QVAC AI platform.
• Paolo Ardoino believes that “AI should serve people, not corporations.”

Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, has signed an agreement to lease a significant part of a network of 20,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services. The capacity will be used for AI research, creating tools for content creators, and developing the QVAC (“Infinite Intelligence”) platform.

Tether emphasized that this step is not only a technological solution but also a statement of “vision for freedom-first innovation.” At the centre of the alliance is the union of video platform Rumble and high-performance computing provider Northern Data, which, according to the company, “returns power to users, creators, and communities”. The goal of the partnership is to create the infrastructure for an independent Internet that is not subject to centralized tech giants.

According to Bloomberg, the cooperation between Rumble and Northern Data is in its final stages, and the value of the combined entity could reach $2.9 billion.

He highlighted that in an environment of increasing centralization of data and computing power, Rumble is “a powerful counterweight.” Ardoino added:

Ardoino also stressed the role of Northern Data, which “enables the kind of scale, speed, and autonomy that freedom-first platforms require.” He called the alliance “proof that there can be systems that defend truth, privacy, and freedom, not by asking permission, but by building alternatives.”

The QVAC project, according to Tether, should become an open AI platform that guarantees transparency and user control over intelligent systems. The company plans to use Rumble and Northern Data’s GPU resources to train models and create tools that empower content creators around the world.

The company also clarified the legal terms of the deal: the GPU contract will take effect only after the closing of Rumble’s acquisition of Northern Data AG. The deal is being implemented in accordance with the laws of Germany and the United States, and Tether is not a party to this offer.

Earlier we wrote that in October, Tether announced the launch of a new USAT stablecoin aimed at the US market, which will be integrated into the Rumble video platform’s crypto wallet.