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Bumble is in advanced talks to go private in a deal worth about $1 billion, Reuters reported on Monday, October 12, 2026. Ithaca Holdings is the prospective buyer. The talks come as Bumble tries to win back users with AI. Neither company has confirmed a deal. Both declined to comment. Still, Bumble shares surged roughly 50% to $3.80 that Monday, their biggest one-day percentage gain on record. A $1 billion price tag for a $14 billion debut Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble went public in 2021 at a valuation of about $14 billion. Five years later, the proposed price tells a very different story. Paolo Pescatore, an analyst for PP Foresight, said the potential agreement is proof of Bumble’s difficulties, adding that: Going private looks less like a strategic masterstroke and more like an admission that Bumble’s current strategy is failing. The numbers a buyer would inherit Bumble’s Q2 results indicate the reasons for the investors’ concerns. Its revenue declined by 15.2% year-over-year to $210.5 million. The number of paying users also dropped by 16.4% to 3.2 million. Bumble reported a net loss of $127.9 million of which $169.3 million were impairment charges, even though the adjusted EBITDA represented $72.9 million. The slide started earlier. In 2025, the company registered a near 10% drop in revenue that amounted to approximately $966 million, while its paying user base declined by more than 11% to approximately 3.7 million. Bumble Revenue and Paying Users Decline in 2025 and Q2 2026 Industry fatigue, or a Bumble problem Bumble’s competitor, Match Group, appears to be doing better as revenue fell only 1% to $853 million in the second quarter. Meanwhile, net income increased by 36% to $171 million. Tinder also showed signs of improvement. Daily active users dropped by only 4% year-on-year, which was the smallest decline in the last 10 quarters. Hinge’s revenue has increased by 22%. Match aims to bring Hinge’s annual revenue to $1 billion by 2027. Dating-app fatigue remains a challenge. But Match’s results suggest Bumble’s issues range beyond just the users getting bored with swiping. Bumble vs Match Group Q2 2026: Revenue, Profit and User Trends Can AI pull users back, or push them away Bumble hopes its AI-led Bumble 2.0 can change that. The redesign brings richer, chapter-style profiles and the possibility of swipe-free dating. Its March unveiling helped send shares up more than 40%. Wolfe Herd had earlier floated AI dating concierges, as Cryptopolitan reported. Whether users want that help is less clear. A peer-reviewed study suggests confidence in algorithms can encourage AI dating adoption. Yet an SSRN working paper reported 54% fewer usage minutes and 62% fewer app openings among the AI adopters studied. Those findings do not represent all daters. At the same time, less expensive AI will make companion chatbots more attractive than dating apps. However, the use of these chatbots raises privacy and security issues, as noted by the Congressional Research Service. The opportunity remains substantial: Grand View Research estimates a $10.7 billion global dating-app market in 2026, reaching $17.9 billion by 2033. The challenge is converting AI features into users who stay, pay, and trust the platform Micah Abiodun | usagoldmines.com
October 13, 2026

Bitcoin | Bitcoin Heading Lower Amid Massive Resistance at Critical Level, According to Trader – Here Are His Targets Daily Hodl Staff | usagoldmines.com

A closely followed crypto analyst is turning bearish on Bitcoin, warning that BTC may plummet into the $90,000 range.

In a new thread on the social media platform X, crypto trader Justin Bennett tells his 115,700 followers that Bitcoin is bumping into resistance at the $106,061 level on the four-hour chart and is likely going to have a pullback.

“Hopefully, you’ve avoided getting bullish at resistance. Still looking for $98,600, followed by $91,800, and still short BTC.”

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The analyst also warns that Bitcoin’s price action appears to be having a correlation with the performance of the S&P 500 and that the equities may correct after hitting a range high.

“If BTC’s price action has you confused, check the S&P for clues. Sweep one side, then sweep the other, and range until proven otherwise.”

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Bennett also shares a chart showing how BTC and the S&P 500 appear to be moving in tandem.

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Source: Justin Bennett/X

While Bennett is short-term bearish on BTC, pseudonymous trader Pentoshi tells his 850,000 followers on the social media platform X that he is bullish on Bitcoin as it continues to find support in the $100,000 range.

“BTC [to] $120,000. Think it’s had every chance to sell off, and it hasn’t so higher first.”

He also notes that investor demand for spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) remains strong, suggesting bullish sentiment.

“[On Thursday] the ETFs continued to buy, both BTC and ETH heavily. Eventually, sellers get absorbed, and people lose their coins. There are times when they are buying, and price isn’t going up, but eventually the demand overwhelms supply. Sure, demand will eventually dry up. But it hasn’t been the case yet.

Price stops going up and people question everything.

I’ll say it again, it’s not a straight line to the destination, but we will get there eventually.”

Bitcoin is trading for $102,549 at time of writing, down 2.1% in the last 24 hours.

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