Tim Stokely, the founder of OnlyFans, and a cryptocurrency foundation have joined forces to place a late-stage bid for the acquisition of TikTok’s U.S. operations from ByteDance.
What Happened: The bid was put forth this week by Zoop, Stokely’s latest venture, and the HBAR Foundation, which manages the Hedera (CRYPTO: HBAR) blockchain network, according to details shared with Benzinga.
The official X account of HBAR also posted a cryptic message with the TikTok logo and reposted media reports about the bid. Zoop didn’t immediately return Benzinga’s request for a comment.
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“We are committed to ensuring TikTok’s U.S. operations remain under American ownership and governance,” said RJ Phillips, Zoop …
