OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely teams up with Zoop and Hbar Foundation in a last-minute bid to buy TikTok's U.S. operations before an April 5 deadline.

Zoop co-founder RJ Phillips told Reuters, “Our bid for TikTok isn’t just about changing ownership, it’s about creating a new paradigm where both creators and their communities benefit directly from the value they generate.” President Trump is expected to meet with advisors regarding the next step for TikTok following the April 5 deadline.

As TikTok's April 5 deadline nears, bidders, including Amazon and a consortium led by OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely, are emerging. US officials cite security concerns over its China ties, which ByteDance denies.

OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely's startup has submitted an eleventh-hour bid along with a cryptocurrency foundation to buy TikTok U.S., according to a Reuters report from Wednesday, joining the likes of e-commerce and tech giant Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN),

President Donald Trump said a deal to divest TikTok from its parent company to keep it accessible in the U.S. would be struck by the Saturday deadline. "We have a lot of potential buyers," Trump ...

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