Blockchain Founder Tron Justin Sun forced CoinDesk journalists to remove the article about the banana-shaped art object that he purchased for $6 million. Recall that in November, one of the popular publications in the field of cryptocurrency and blockchain, CoinDesk, published an article about how Sun ate a banana from Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" art object, which he had previously purchased at a Sotheby's auction.
The article, among other things, spoke about Sun's legal battle with the US SEC and mentioned that his lawyers had threatened to sue media outlets for reporting on the use of blockchain. Tron for illegal financial transactions.
Justin Sun's representatives complained about what they considered to be the offensive tone of the journalists' article. After that, the owner of the publication, the cryptocurrency exchange Bullish, demanded that the CoinDesk editorial board remove the material from the site.
An interesting fact is that when Bullish exchange acquired CoinDesk in 2023, the agreement specified that the publication would operate as an independent subsidiary.
Former Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Matt Murray has become the head of the editorial committee. And, according to Fortune's sources, he resigned from CoinDesk a few days ago.
