Justin Sun, a blockchain billionaire and art collector, purchased Maurizio Cattelan’s infamous artwork Comedian (a banana duct-taped to a wall) for $6.2 million in November 2024. During a Hong Kong press conference, he ate the banana.
Following criticism in a CoinDesk article written by titled “I Watched Justin Sun Eat the World’s Most Expensive Banana. I Don’t Get It,” Sun’s team allegedly pushed the crypto trade publication to retract the piece. CoinDesk’s owners, Bullish, reportedly removed it under pressure, raising concerns about journalistic independence.
The incident raised conerns over Sun’s controversies, including SEC fraud charges and allegations of media manipulation.
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