Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined billionaire Frank McCourt’s bid to acquire TikTok as a strategic adviser.

Ohanian is part of a push that aims to give power and data back to TikTok creators—and he wants to use blockchain to do it.

Image The billionaire Frank McCourt has offered around $20 billion for TikTok, with the aim of changing how the app currently handles users’ data and privacy.Credit...Cindy Ord/Getty Images ...

TikTok says another 20% is owned by the company’s founders, and 20% is owned by employees. McCourt, worth an estimated $1.4 billion as of Feb. 14, is an investor and entrepreneur with roots in ...

The development firm led by former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, who is working with Canadian billionaire Kevin O’Leary on a bid to buy TikTok, is half of the joint partnership ...

The ban was proposed due to national security concerns regarding TikTok's Chinese ownership. The future of TikTok in the U.S. is uncertain, as parent company ByteDance has 50 days to sell its U.S ...

Roughly 170 million American TikTok users started 2025 bracing themselves for the app's proposed ban on Jan. 19. TikTok went dark for U.S. users for about 12 hours before becoming available again ...

The bid comes amid ongoing legal battles surrounding the app’s ownership, with U.S. lawmakers and national security experts scrutinizing TikTok’s data practices. Frank McCourt, through his Project ...

Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary, who is known as Mr. Wonderful, has invested in many businesses on the show, and along the way, has shared lessons and advice linked to finance. He is the owner ...

The “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary is part of a bid from the billionaire Frank McCourt, who has been seeking to buy TikTok without its coveted algorithm. His bankers’ valuation of $20 ...

Download USA TODAY's app to get to the heart of news iPhones with TikTok installed listed for thousands of dollars on eBay after brief ban Billionaire Frank McCourt says he is open to teaming up ...