Have we moved to seeing art fairs as the saviors of NFTs?

The author argues that the NFT community's celebration of Zero 10 at Art Basel Miami Beach as a win overlooks that digital art has long been shown by galleries, art fairs and museums, and that NFTs at Art Basel are not new. Galerie Nagel Draxler presented NFTs at Art Basel in 2021, and Christiane Paul's book Digital Art has been in print since 2003. The piece also raises concerns that Zero 10 resembles a curated program, which may suggest the fair covers production costs, and that fewer women and non-binary artists are participating than male artists. It cites ARTnews reporting that at least eight exhibitors have dropped out of Art Basel Miami, and a gallerist's statement that one unsuccessful fair can put a small gallery out of business.