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, Justin SunHe did something that no one expected: He ate a banana that was actually a work of art that he had just bought for $6.24 million..
The work of art, called Comic by Maurizio Cattelan, is famous for being a banana taped to the wall. Sun had purchased this peculiar piece at Sotheby’s contemporary art auction in New York.
During a talk with reporters about his new “iconic” purchase, Sun stood in front of a white wall where the banana was stuck. In the middle of his speech, He casually peeled the banana off the wall and started eating it..
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He joked to the crowd after taking a bite:
It is much better than other bananas. It’s actually pretty good.
Before his unexpected act, Sun spoke about how conceptual art and cryptocurrencies are similar, noting how they both challenge traditional ideas of value and ownership. His hack seemed to resonate with the crypto community.especially with two meme tokens in Solana
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blockchain inspired by the comedian’s artwork.
One of these tokens, Banana Tape Wall (BTW), increased 10% in value in the last 24 hoursraising their market capitalization to $1.7 million after they shared the news of the time Sun ate bananas. The other token, Comedian (BAN), experienced an increase of 9.5%reaching a market capitalization of 138 million dollars.
Sun’s stunt with the banana artwork isn’t his only headline-making moment. Recently, his $30 million investment gave a significant boost to Donald Trump’s crypto project. What impact did this funding have? Read the full story.
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