Justin Sun still plans to buy 100,000 bananas after the art auction

Crypto billionaire Justin Sun announced last week that after buying a piped banana at auction, he would buy 100,000 more bananas and reward the original seller of the bananas – a Manhattan fruit merchant – with 25 cents. Human sidewalk parking.

But shortly thereafter, the salesman rejected the plan as impossible to carry out and said he would make no profit. Tron officials told Decrypt on Friday that they are in contact with the seller and that Sun is currently considering buying bananas.

On Thursday, the Sun announced that it would buy the Tron blockchain founder “an expression of gratitude to fruit seller Shah Alam, who inadvertently made a significant contribution” to a work of “deep cultural and artistic significance” by providing the bananas in question. He distributed 100,000 bananas from Alam Stand to diners who presented an ID that worked “for free worldwide.”

“I hope this initiative will bring the story to a wider audience and one day, I look forward to visiting the fruit stand in person to express my gratitude again,” Sun said of Alam on Thursday.

Alam soon responded by explaining that it would be incredibly expensive and logistically difficult to get more bananas. The profit margin on such purchases is negligible, Friday's report added. New York Times.

“There is no profit in selling bananas,” Alam said.

Mohammad Islam, the owner of the fruit stand, added that no one from Sun's team came to meet him or investigate his plan for bananas, according to the report.

Decrypt He reached out to his team on Friday about “Bananagate,” which won't be resolved quickly.

A Tron spokesperson said: “We appreciate the feedback from the stand and will have a proper plan going forward.” Decrypt.

The spokesperson added that the Tron team is actively coordinating on the issue and has people on site working on it, but the Thanksgiving holiday has naturally caused some delays. After further communication, the Tron team still plans to buy 100,000 bananas from the supplier, despite Alam's suggestion.

The Sun has yet to comment publicly on the status of its international fruit distribution program. But he ate his newly acquired $6 million banana – artist Maurizio Cattelan's “Comedian” – early. Friday morningduring a taped press conference.

Edited by Andrew Hayward.

Editor's note: This story has been corrected after publication, as the original version of the article The Sun abandoned plans to buy bananas following Alam's comments. Tron representatives explained to Decrypt that their comments were misinterpreted and that Sun still plans to buy 100,000 bananas.