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Tarantino is scheduled to comment on the "Pulp Fiction" nonfungible tokens during a panel alongside crypto investor Mike Novogratz, founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital, and others, at the NFT NYC conference Tuesday afternoon. "Pulp Fiction" was Tarantino's second feature. It shook up the filmmaking world and boosted the fortunes of then-niche studio Miramax, co-founded by brothers Bob Weinstein and now-convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein.

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