The Lessons of Crypto Media - Columbia Journalism Review
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Grifts, memes, disruption, vengeful billionaires—to understand Donald Trump, there’s much to learn from those who cover the blockchain.
The Lessons of Crypto Media - Columbia Journalism Review --> b Adobe Stock / Illustration by Katie Kosma b Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter . In late November, a work of art called Comedian , by Maurizio Cattelan, sold at auction for just over six million dollars. Comedian is better known by its description: a banana duct-taped to a wall. The buyer was Justin Sun, a cryptocurrency entrepreneur and major investor in World Liberty Financial, Donald Trump’s digital-asset company. Two years ago, Sun had made headlines when he and his firm, Tron, which specializes in cryptocurrency- and blockch
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