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###### __"It's much better than other bananas," Justin Sun said__

29 November 2024

A Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur has followed through on his promise to eat the banana from a $6.2m (£4.9m) artwork he bought last week.

Justin Sun outbid six others to claim Maurizio Cattelan's infamous 2019 work Comedian - a banana duct-taped to a wall - at Sotheby's auction house in New York.

He ate the fruit during a news conference in Hong Kong where he used the moment to draw parallels between the artwork and cryptocurrency.

The banana is regularly replaced before exhibitions, with Mr Sun buying the right to display the installation along with a guide on how to replace the fruit.

It has been eaten twice before - first by a performance artist in 2019 and again by a South Korean student in 2023 - but neither paid any money to do so, let alone $6.2m.

"Eating it at a press conference can also become a part of the artwork's history," Mr Sun said.

"It's much better than other bananas," he added.

The 34-year-old said he was intrigued by the work, admitting he had "dumb questions" about whether the banana rotted.

The New York Times reported a fresh banana was bought for 35 cents on the day of last week's auction, before becoming possibly one of the most expensive fruits in the world.

Each attendee at the event on Friday was given a banana and a roll of duct tape as a souvenir.

"Everyone has a banana to eat," Mr Sun said.

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Mr. Sun runs a blockchain service where users can trade in cryptocurrency.

Mr Sun runs the Tron blockchain network - a service where users can trade in cryptocurrency.

Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that operate independent of banks, offering the potential of very secure decentralised transactions.

Mr Sun compared the artwork, and other abstract pieces like it, to NFTs.

These "non-fungible tokens" are pieces of digital artwork that have no intrinsic value, other than that prescribed by people.

NFTs can be traded on platforms like Mr Sun's.

Last year, he was charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for offering and selling unregistered security tokens. Mr Sun denies the charges and the case is ongoing.

This week, Mr Sun disclosed he made a $30m investment in a crypto project backed by US President-elect Donald Trump.

wtf

it’s a big club and you aren’t in it

🚨🚨BREAKING🚨🚨

Crackhead pedofile gets to do more drugs, molest more girls and corrupt more Eastern European politicians.

President Biden pardoned his son Hunter, saying his prosecution was political and designed to hurt him politically.

#Press | #PlebChain

Which font is that in the image?

Ah, still in the democracy phase, I see. True freedom is rooted in strong private property rights, best preserved in kingdoms with low time preferences, where long-term stability fosters traditions, family values, and timeless aesthetics. Monarchies prioritise legacy over fleeting majorities. Read some Hoppe; the monarchy stage awaits your enlightenment.

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♤♤♤PEN GIVEAWAY♤♤♤

Good afternoon glorious Nostriches!!! Welcome to the second (and third, but not the fourth) Pentographer Pen Giveaway!

The first giveaway was such a huge success so I want to continue this contest into the coming months. This time I want to take it in a bit of a different direction. This giveaway will last two weeks (this is day 6) this time around and I'll be giving away TWO Majohn A1 fountain pens! This will encompass both the November and December giveaways so it is technically two in one!

This giveaway will have a different entry requirement to reflect the double giveaway and distinguish it from the first one. This time I want Bitcoin whitepaper quotes!

You can enter two ways: You can write out a line from the Bitcoin whitepaper and send that to me via note response, DM, OxChat or Simplex depending on your privacy preferences.

OR

You can TYPE it out in your favorite font and do the same thing. No being lazy though, it must be an image of what you've typed. It cannot just be a text response to the contest note.

Again, you may submit up to five entries but they must be separated even if the lines are adjacent. They can be on the same page just make sure they're obviously different quotes as it makes it easier for me to count the entries.

I want to make this one a bit more accessible to those who prefer the digital side of things hence the favorite font option. Anyone who prefers handwriting is welcome to use whatever they like to make their entries!

We got some really creative entries in the last giveaway so I hope some are able to pull that out again this time! Try to have fun with it!

If you have any questions, drop a comment below and I'll get back to you on it!

Best of luck to all who enter!!

#penstr #letters #fountainpens #artstr #creatr #pengiveaway

Took me a bit to get it

Wait, I thought the government was corrupt and evil and you want it to literally not exist

…now you want it to stockpile bitcoin to get stronger…?

🙄

Swan BTC “Paused” Withdrawals - NYKNYB 🤷‍♂️