"A man in the cryptocurrency world spent 45 million RMB on a banana" – this story has truly gone viral
It's been almost a week since the incident, and friends outside my circle are still asking who this is – Brother Sun, the god of traffic in ancient Greece
I did a quick search, and according to current publicly available information, Brother Sun has spent 112 million USD on art, among which the "Comedian" banana is not even the most expensive one (6.24 million USD). At Sotheby's New York fall auction, Brother Sun once splurged 78.4 million USD to buy the sculpture "Nose"...
However, it is indeed the first art piece carrying attributes of crypto culture, that much is true
For 45 million USD, what did Brother Sun acquire?
1️⃣ An artwork of a banana taped to a wall, accompanied by a 14-page explanation
2️⃣ Coverage by well-known media inside and outside the circle, leading to a surge of traffic
3️⃣ The initial impression of potential Web2 users regarding "Sun Yuchen" and "cryptocurrency world"
4️⃣ The popularity of the Web3 Comedian series memes and SunPump
If someone really enters the blockchain space or participates in the Tron ecosystem because of this in the future, it would indeed be a worthwhile transaction