加密貨幣企業家賈斯汀·孫 (Justin Sun) 在紐約拍賣會上以 620 萬美元的價格購買了毛里齊奧·卡特蘭 (Maurizio Cattelan) 的藝術品“喜劇演員”

Tron 創辦人表示，他計劃吃香蕉，並將這一行為描述為「獨特的藝術體驗」的一部分。

Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun has bought Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork Comedian — a banana duct-taped to a wall — for a whopping $6.2 million at a New York auction. The artwork, which includes instructions for replacing the banana as it rots and a certificate of authenticity, was sold by Sotheby’s. Bidding for the piece began at $800,000 and quickly escalated, with the final price far exceeding its $1–$1.5 million presale estimate. Sun outbid six others, paying $5.2 million plus $1 million in fees.

加密貨幣企業家賈斯汀·孫(Justin Sun) 在紐約拍賣會上以高達620 萬美元的價格買下了毛里齊奧·卡特蘭(Maurizio Cattelan) 的藝術品《喜劇演員》(Comedian)——一根用膠帶黏在牆上的香蕉。這件藝術品由蘇富比拍賣行出售，其中包括腐爛香蕉的更換說明和真品證書。這件作品的起價為 80 萬美元，並迅速升級，最終價格遠遠超出了 100 至 150 萬美元的預售預估。 Sun 的出價比其他六家公司高出 520 萬美元，外加 100 萬美元的費用。

Comedian consists of a real banana affixed to a wall with duct tape, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and detailed instructions for replacing the fruit and tape as necessary. It is considered a reflection on modern values and the art market, according to Cattelan, who described it as a sincere commentary on “speed and business” dominating art fairs.

喜劇演員包括一個用膠帶粘在牆上的真正的香蕉，並附有真品證書以及根據需要更換水果和膠帶的詳細說明。卡特蘭表示，這被認為是對現代價值觀和藝術市場的反映，他將其描述為對主導藝術博覽會的「速度和商業」的真誠評論。

This isn’t the first time Comedian has been eaten. In 2019, artist David Datuna consumed the banana after it sold for $120,000 at Art Basel Miami. In 2022, a student in Seoul ate the piece, claiming hunger after skipping breakfast.

這並不是喜劇演員第一次被吃掉。 2019 年，藝術家大衛·達圖納 (David Datuna) 在邁阿密巴塞爾藝術展上以 12 萬美元的價格售出了該香蕉後，將其食用。 2022 年，首爾的一名學生吃了這塊東西，聲稱不吃早餐後感到飢餓。

Sun, the Tron founder, plans to eat the banana in the coming days, describing the act as part of a “unique artistic experience.” He shared his thoughts on the artwork in an X post on Nov. 21.

Tron 創始人孫計劃在未來幾天內吃香蕉，並將這一行為描述為「獨特的藝術體驗」的一部分。他在 11 月 21 日的 X 帖子中分享了他對這件藝術品的看法。

“This is not just an artwork; it represents a cultural phenomenon that bridges the worlds of art, memes, and the cryptocurrency community,” wrote Sun.

“這不僅僅是一件藝術品；這是一件藝術品。”它代表了一種連接藝術、模因和加密貨幣社區的文化現象，」Sun 寫道。

Sun’s purchase comes as he remains under scrutiny. The U.S. Justice Department is reportedly investigating him and Tether, while the SEC sued him in March 2023 over allegations of unregistered securities sales and wash trading of the Tron token, which Sun denies.

孫宇晨的收購是在他仍在接受審查之際進行的。據報道，美國司法部正在調查他和 Tether，而 SEC 則於 2023 年 3 月起訴他，指控其未經註冊的證券銷售和 Tron 代幣的清洗交易，但 Sun 否認了這一點。

The case involves allegations that the Tron Foundation, along with the BitTorrent Foundation and Rainberry (formerly known as BitTorrent), violated securities laws. The SEC alleges that the Chinese entrepreneur and his companies conspired to distribute billions of crypto assets and artificially inflate trade volumes in order to lure in investors. The federal agency also claims that Sun manipulated the price of BitTorrent’s BTT token.

該案涉及 Tron 基金會、BitTorrent 基金會和 Rainberry（以前稱為 BitTorrent）違反證券法的指控。美國證券交易委員會指控，這位中國企業家及其公司合謀分配數十億美元的加密資產並人為誇大交易量以吸引投資者。該聯邦機構還聲稱 Sun 操縱了 BitTorrent 的 BTT 代幣的價格。

Tron’s defense argued that their main challenge focused on the third prong of the Howey test, which concerns the expectation of profits from the efforts of others. They claimed that the SEC’s request for an additional reply, or sur-reply, misrepresented their stance and was unwarranted.

Tron 的辯護稱，他們的主要挑戰集中在 Howey 測試的第三個方面，即從其他人的努力中獲得利潤的預期。他們聲稱，美國證券交易委員會要求額外答覆或額外答覆的要求歪曲了他們的立場，而且毫無根據。