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

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.

“Users should own their…