Crypto mogul buys a banana for $6.2 million – then eats it

Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun splashed over $6 million (£4.9 million) on a piece of art featuring a single banana duct-taped to a wall. He has since kept his promise of eating it.

The artwork, ‘Comedian,’ was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and was put up for auction at Sotheby’s in New York, where Sun outbid six others.

After splurging on ‘Comedian’, Sun said the piece “represents a cultural phenomenon that bridges the worlds of art, memes, and the cryptocurrency community”.

The edible creation was first displayed at the 2019 Art Basel show in Miami Beach, sparking controversy over whether it should be considered art, which was the artist’s aim.

On Friday (29 November), Sun likened the banana art to NFTs and decentralised…

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