March 5, 2025

Reddit co-founder trying to buy TikTok and bring it ‘on chain’

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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian confirmed he’s joined up to a deal to bring TikTok under US ownership to help it avert the Trump administration’s planned nationwide ban.

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has confirmed he has joined Project Liberty’s bid to acquire TikTok’s US operations with the aim of bringing the platform onto a blockchain. 

Ohanian’s involvement was first reported by Reuters on March 3, with Project Liberty founder Frank McCourt announcing Ohanian would be joining as a strategic adviser specializing in social media.

“I’m officially now one of the people trying to buy TikTok US — and bring it onchain,” Ohanian confirmed in a March 3 X post.

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