As a possible ban on Tik-Toc inches closer to reality and former Treasury Secretary

Minutian could be a potential buyer.

Our dear de Bosa is looking at some of the American players invested in by dance for today's

tech check. Hey, Dee.

Hey, good morning, Carl.

So it is already backed by a significant amount of US money.

From the biggest and most well-known PE firms

to venture capital to crossover funds.

The list, according to Pitchbook, includes

Carlisle Group and KKR, GGB, Sequoia, Tiger Global,

Kuto, many others.

Now they've also watched it become the most valuable private company in the world

valued at $268 billion just a few months ago. So if the former Treasury

Secretary does want to put together a group to buy

Tik-Tok he will likely have to go through many of those players and answer a key

question what is Tik-Tok worth without bite dance without that all important algorithm,

which has really been the key, the secret sauce

to Tik-Tok's success.

Now here is Manushin on Squawk Box this morning.

It's worth a lot of money, let me just say. I think the number one issue that needs to be solved is the technology transfer.

And if we can figure out a way to solve that, which I think we can, then I think the price is some large amount of money

up front and probably a big earn out, because you're right, the business, my understanding,

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