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Tron Founder Justin Sun Buys $6.2M Banana Artwork, Plans to Eat It
Justin Sun, the founder of blockchain platform Tron, has purchased Comedian, a conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall, for $6.2 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York.
Initially valued at $1–$1.5 million, the sale exceeded expectations, drawing bids from seven contenders. Originally priced at $120,000 during its 2019 debut at Art Basel Miami Beach, Comedian has sparked global debates about the absurdities of contemporary art.
Sun views the purchase as a cultural statement rather than a simple acquisition. “This bridges art, memes, and cryptocurrency,” he said, revealing plans to eat the banana as part of the artwork’s experiential essence.
Known for challenging societal norms, Cattelan’s works often provoke controversy. Buyers of Comedian receive instructions to replace the banana due to its perishability.
Sun’s acquisition highlights his growing involvement in art and tech intersections, following his $78.4 million purchase of Alberto Giacometti’s Le Nez. While celebrated as an entrepreneur, Sun has also faced legal challenges, including allegations of cryptocurrency manipulation.
The $6.2 million banana reinforces the unpredictable relationship between art, commerce, and culture, embodying modern art’s power to provoke and perplex.
Just days after returning to Turkey, Victor Osimhen has been caught up in an unexpected controversy. The Bulut Mosque in Konya was briefly shown on Google Maps as “Victor Osimhen Mosque,” a change that angered many worshippers.
One local, Zeki Yaylacı, called it disrespectful, saying it was wrong to name a mosque after a non-Muslim and that it insulted both the Muslim community and their places of worship. There is no indication that Osimhen had any involvement in the incident, which appears to have been caused by inaccurate user edits on Google Maps.
Nigerian politician and former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to the viral video of the passenger incident on Ibom Airline.
While apologizing to the airline staff who were assaulted by the passenger, Miss Comfort Emmanson, he criticized the manner in which she was treated.
It can be noted that after Miss Emmanson assaulted the staff and another passenger, she was dragged and stripped in public before being taken to court.
Peter Obi stated that the way she was handled was wrong, linking it to double standards in the justice system. He expressed that the country needs fairness and recalled the airline situation involving KWAM 1, noting that nothing happened to him in comparison to Miss Emmanson, who was stripped and taken to court.
“We must build a country where justice is fair, equal, and not selective, especially against women who are seen to be weaker.”
Awka Ibom Airline makes headlines as a viral clip of a passenger being kicked out of the plane by staff stirs reactions.
This situation occurred on the 10th of August, 2025, and was addressed by the airline in a statement, which revealed that the passenger had refused to switch off her phone for air safety reasons.
The statement explained that the phone was later switched off by another passenger after she refused; however, the matter escalated when the passenger attacked the person who switched off her phone. While this occurred, an air hostess intervened to end the fight but was also slapped, causing the situation to escalate even further.
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