No one muchthought about the $30 millionwhile Sunshoveled the bananainto his mouth in Hong Kong.
(Suns art investment lost no value, the certificate of authenticity is all that matters to collectors.)
Suns pinned tweet is about the cryptocurrency.
Justin Sun eating his $6.2 million banana.© Image via social media.
We are thrilled to invest $30 million in World Liberty Financial…as its largest investor.
The U.S. is becoming the blockchain hub, and Bitcoin owes it to @realDonaldTrump!
We are thrilled to invest $30 million in World Liberty Financial@worldlibertyfias its largest investor.
The U.S. is becoming the blockchain hub, and Bitcoin owes it to@realDonaldTrump!
TRON is committed to making America great again and leading innovation.
Let’s go!pic.twitter.com/cISTsVYP1f
H.E.
WLF is a weird company, even compared to other crypto concerns.
Its only current assets are intellectual property licenses and agreements with service providers.
WLFs plan was to sell $300 million in tokens and hold onto millions more for its principal stakeholders.
That would value the company at $1.5 billion, but its initial offerings didnt sell well.
Sun met that value with one large payment.
On the day after Thanksgiving, Sun pulled back duct tape from a banana and ate it.
This was no ordinary banana, it was the controversial art pieceComedianby renowned artist Maurizio Cattelan.
Sun boughtComedianfrom Sothebysfor $6.2 million.Comedianhas been up since 2019.
The banana is replaced every few days from a local market.
They cost 25 cents.
On X, Sunpromisedto buy 100,000 bananas from the man.
According to the vendor, the bulk order would create a logistical nightmare that wouldnt earn him much money.
On X, Sun offered platitudes.
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