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   Robert Link (phaedral@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Nov-2024 02:18:57 JST Robert Link

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   • Kim Perales

   @KimPerales If one ever doubted the extent to which "art" is just money laundering, doubt no more.

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     Kim Perales (kimperales@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Nov-2024 02:18:58 JST Kim Perales

     Crypto investor Justin Sun paid $6.2M for a banana duct-taped to a wall, highlighting the soaring values of crypto & viral art.

     Sotheby’s auctioned off the “Comedian,” created by Italian artist M Cattelan *bid online & paid in #crypto.

     “It represents a cultural phenomenon that bridges the worlds of art, memes, & the cryptocurrency comm. -will inspire more thought & discussion in the future & will become a part of history.

     Cupidity symbolizes the upcoming Trump admin.
     https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/21/crypto-investor-justin-sun-banana-comedian-sotheby-auction.html