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Justin Sun purchased edition #2 of the Comedian at Sotheby’s auction. The bidding started at $800,000 and swiftly moved to $5 ...

As Galperin put it, "There is no better forum to adjudicate the value of art and a single object than the platform of auction." A banana duct-taped to a white wall — or an acclaimed piece of art ...