{"id":152524,"date":"2025-03-05T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T16:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=152524"},"modified":"2025-03-05T17:37:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T15:37:01","slug":"reddit-co-founder-joins-bid-to-buy-tiktok-us-plans-blockchain-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/reddit-co-founder-joins-bid-to-buy-tiktok-us-plans-blockchain-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Reddit Co-Founder Joins Bid to Buy TikTok US, Plans Blockchain Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This bold move seeks to transform the platform by incorporating blockchain technology, a development Ohanian is advocating as a strategic advisor.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, Alexis Ohanian <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alexisohanian\/status\/1896999103755956281?s=46\">confirmed<\/a><\/strong> his role, expressing his ambition to bring TikTok \u201con-chain,\u201d emphasizing the importance of empowering creators. He added that the platform should be shaped by its users, not corporations. McCourt highlighted Ohanian&#8217;s expertise in social media evolution as key to the success of their vision, branded as Project Liberty.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed acquisition, known as the &#8220;People&#8217;s Bid,&#8221; aims to integrate blockchain to provide users and creators with more control over their data and audience. This shift would give creators ownership of their following, and users control over their personal data. The platform&#8217;s transformation will be powered by Frequency, a Polkadot parachain designed to promote transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/animoca-brands-sees-revenue-growth-while-cutting-costs-with-ai\/\" title=\"Animoca Brands Sees Revenue Growth While Cutting Costs with AI\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Animoca-Brands-buys-a-significant-share-in-an-Australian-digital-services-agency-240x170.jpeg\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">Animoca Brands Sees Revenue Growth While Cutting Costs with AI<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ohanian believes that with Frequency&#8217;s technology, TikTok will become a more equitable platform, better serving both creators and users. He emphasized that the integration of blockchain would make TikTok \u201cgreater\u201d by embedding decentralized principles into its operations. The plan also aims to position the platform as one that operates under a more community-driven model.<\/p>\n<p>As regulatory pressures mount on ByteDance to sell its US assets or face a potential ban, this acquisition effort gains further urgency. TikTok had faced a temporary shutdown in January as part of the divestment demands but resumed operations after a brief extension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reddit\u2019s co-founder has joined a consortium led by billionaire Frank McCourt in an attempt to acquire TikTok&#8217;s US operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-152524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Reddit Co-Founder Joins Bid to Buy TikTok US, Plans Blockchain Integration<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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