The Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun made headlines across the world after devouring the $6.2 million banana art he purchased earlier in the month.

Tron ( TRX) blockchain founder and crypto billionaire Justin Sun just ate the world’s most expensive banana. During a news conference in Hong Kong last week, the crypto billionaire ate the fruit displayed in the controversial artwork by Italian visual artist and art prankster Maurizio Cattelan.

Justin Sun walked into the room flanked by his usual entourage of bodyguards and advisers and made his way to the stage. Behind him, a banana was duct taped in position on a white wall. On either side, two blank-faced men in white shirts and black aprons stared into the sea of cameras and smartphones. I wondered what they were thinking.

Tron founder Justin Sun purchased and ate the infamous "Comedian" banana artwork, sparking debate about the value of art.

The founder of the Tron (TRX) blockchain is making headlines for eating a famously controversial piece of art.

Tron’s Justin Sun is in the news for purchasing Maurizio Cattelan’s conceptual artwork—a banana duct-taped to a wall—for $6.2 million but why?

Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun ate the banana that was part of the $6.2 million artwork that he bought during a recent Sotheby's auction in New York City.

In the caption of the post, he revealed how the banana tasted. "To be honest, for a banana with such a back story, the taste is naturally different from an ordinary one," he wrote