Did somebody say fine art = money laundering? A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $120,000 at Miami's Art Basel this week

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[–]Tom_Bombadil 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I wouldn't be surprised if it was a state operation to sabotage/transition off of the dollar.

Even so, the idea has caught on, and clever people will find a way to make it work.

[–]AnarchySpeach 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

sabotage/transition off of the dollar.

That seems unlikely at the moment. I don't see much profit to be made by doing it... at least currently.