In Time! Drawing Parallels between Future and Fiction
Some of you movie buffs would have heard of the movie - In Time. A 2011 sci-fi movie starring Justin Timberlake (he should stick to singing) and Amanda Seyfried. In Time is set in a distant future with Justin Timberlake playing the protagonist, Will Salas. The story starts in the year 2169 to be precise, where time is money (yes, literally money). The time you have at your disposal keeps you alive and pays for your meals at the same time... You are dead if you run out of it. People born in that movie are genetically engineered to have a ticking digital countdown timer in their forearms.....
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The Miramax and Quentin Tarantino partnership has been incredibly successful over the years. It wasn’t logical for it to end over NFTs. Instead of fighting over scraps, the longtime partners decided to work together on future digital ventures. The two parties are once again on the same page, and the Pulp Fiction NFTs saga might’ve gotten a new chapter. A production company like Miramax needs a director like Tarantino and vice versa. Do they need The Secret Network, though? It’s unclear what will happen to the original Pulp Fiction NFTs that Tarantino produced in conjunction with The Secret....
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If you just walk into a bookstore or browse through Amazon, you can find fiction about anything in this world, and beyond ... People, murderers, spies, aliens, spaceships, aircrafts, superweapons, superpowers and what not. But, when was the last time you heard about a fiction based on bitcoin? If you are an avid book reader, then not long ago I suppose. There is one such book titled "God is a Gamer" that mixes right amount of facts with fiction to be a worthy read. I hadn't really given this book much thought until recently. I decided to give it a try, so I picked up a copy and started....
In two days, the auction of the first Pulp Fiction NFT will take place. A historical moment for the nascent industry, one that will set precedent for years to come. When Quentin Tarantino and the Secret Network announced a partnership aimed at releasing NFTs from the classic ’90s film, the world listened. Unfortunately for them, so did Miramax. The studio still holds the right to Pulp Fiction, so they sent a cease and desist letter. Related Reading | Upside Potential in NFTs is Massive Says Gary Vaynerchuk The caveat here is that “the unique value proposition from The Secret....