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Starting with Zero10 and continuing with the acquisition of MoMA's Punks and Squiggles (I don't think it was a coincidence that these two events happened in succession), it feels like the tide has clearly turned in this space. Personally, I believe the trend toward gradually breaking down the barriers between NFTs (I deliberately say NFTs rather than digital art to avoid confusion) and trad art will only strengthen. What has been “our art” will transform into “art for the many, not something special.” I neither affirm nor deny this development. I take the stance that things will unfold as they will. As symbolized by Zero10, the spotlight currently shines only on top artists, but I believe this trend will eventually impact artists not at the top as well. (Considering supply and demand, this is inevitable.) Among us, too, artists will emerge who will be exhibited and collected in galleries and museums in their own countries. However, not everyone will follow this path, and conversely, some artists may not wish to do so. I also think it's possible that younger artists emerging later on could surpass them. The breaking down of barriers between us and trad art means artists who were aiming for the trad art world will increasingly participate here too. And once people realize there's money to be made, 3rd parties motivated solely by that profit will likely infiltrate as well. (Like in 2021 or 2022) And I believe that works will no longer receive special treatment simply because they are NFTs; everything will be evaluated more equally. When that happens, the question “Why are you creating work in this space?” may demand a clearer answer. (Of course, artists creating works that could only exist digitally are different from artists whose standing makes such questions meaningless.) Regardless, I feel like a new era will begin for us starting next year. Everyone has their own thoughts, but I'm simply enjoying this change, and I want to keep finding my own way to survive.