The artwork, 'Comedian,' by Maurizio Cattelan, was sourced from a New York fruit stand.
Sun plans to buy 100,000 bananas from the seller's stand at 35 cents each as a gesture of thanks.
AdvertisementJustin Sun, a cryptocurrency entrepreneur who paid $6.2 million for a duct-taped banana art piece, says he wants to buy 100,000 more from the original fruit vendor.
Sun, sharing Alam's interview on X, said he had decided to buy 100,000 from his fruit stand as a gesture of gratitude.
"To thank Mr. Shah Alam, I've decided to buy 100,000 bananas from his stand in New York's Upper East Side," Sun wrote.
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