Crypto boss eats banana he bought for $6.2 million
Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun on Friday fulfilled a promise he made after spending million of dollars on an artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall…by eating the fruit.
At one of Hong Kong’s priciest hotels, Sun chomped down on a banana in front of dozens of journalists and influencers after giving a speech hailing the work as “iconic” and drew parallels between conceptual art and cryptocurrency.
Sun spent $6.2 million (A$9.54 million) on the art work, outbidding others at auction.
“It’s much better than other bananas,” Sun said after getting his first taste.
“It’s really quite good.”
Titled “Comedian”, the conceptual work created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan was sold at a Sotheby’s auction in New…
