Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian," a banana duct-taped to a wall, was sold at Sotheby's in New York on Wednesday for $6.2 million.

Maurizio Cattelan’s 'Comedian' was purchased by crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun at a Sotheby’s contemporary auction in New York tonight. Here’s why.

Justin Sun — the crypto entrepreneur and Chinese billionaire who purchased the viral banana-taped-to-a-wall painting for more than $6 million — shared a video on social media of himself eating the art piece.