Cryptocurrency tycoon eats $6.2 million banana artwork at Hong Kong event, highlighting art's conceptual value.

A cryptocurrency entrepreneur ate a banana artwork he purchased for $6.2 million, titled "Comedian." Created by Maurizio Cattelan, the piece consists of a banana taped to a wall. The event, held at a luxury Hong Kong hotel, included a speech praising the artwork's conceptual value before consuming the fruit, drawing attention to the intersection of art, value, and performance.

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