According to CryptoSlam, weekly NFT sales volume tumbled 15.72% to $64.95 million, down from $77.10 million the prior week, as market participation collapsed across the sector.
At a glance
– Bitcoin recovered to the $90,000 level and Ether held above $3,000, but NFTs materially underperformed.
– Total NFT sales dropped roughly 16% to $64.95 million amid steep declines in participants.
– Unique buyers fell 68.41% to 154,955 and unique sellers dropped 71.48% to 115,051.
Participation and transactions
NFT buyer activity plunged 68.41% to 154,955, while sellers decreased 71.48% to 115,051. Overall NFT transactions declined 13.25% to 940,713, reflecting broad disengagement even as major crypto prices steadied. The global crypto market cap stands at $3.07 trillion, up from $3.05 trillion last week, but NFTs remain a weak spot.
Top collections
– DMarket (Mythos) remained the top collection with $4.50 million in sales, a 40.45% drop from $6.73 million. The collection handled 118,034 transactions and recorded 10,282 buyers and 8,792 sellers.
– Algebra Positions NFT-V2 (Ethereum) held second at $2.39 million, down 49.36% from $4.47 million. It saw 305 transactions, with 55 buyers and 144 sellers.
– Courtyard (Polygon) was third at $2.18 million, a 36.18% decline from $3.42 million, processing 41,269 transactions.
– YES BOND (BNB) showed relative resilience in fourth with $2.04 million, off just 3.02% from $2.09 million, across 1,907 transactions.
– Guild of Guardians Heroes (Immutable-Zk) slid to fifth with $1.78 million, down 67.62% from $5.46 million, recording 1,675 transactions.
– CryptoPunks placed sixth at $1.77 million, down 13.87% from $2.06 million, with 18 transactions, 16 buyers and 15 sellers.
Network-level trends
– Ethereum remained the largest network by NFT sales at $23.93 million, off 10.88% from $27.30 million. The chain recorded $4.43 million in wash trading, bringing an adjusted total of $28.36 million. Buyers on Ethereum collapsed 70.47% to 12,141.
– BNB Chain climbed to second with $9.44 million, up 21.18% from $7.73 million. It reported $118,899 in wash trading and buyers fell 76.66% to 14,599.
– Bitcoin NFT activity held third at $6.10 million, down 21.20% from $7.19 million, with 3,552 buyers (down 79.51%).
– Solana surged into fourth with $5.54 million, a 44.54% increase from $4.03 million. The chain logged $5.36 million in wash trading (totaling $10.90 million) even as buyers dropped 80.07% to 14,891.
– Mythos Chain fell to fifth at $4.64 million, down 39.26% from $6.88 million, attracting 13,721 buyers (down 73.74%).
– Immutable (IMX) tumbled to sixth with $3.15 million, a 63.32% decline from $8.51 million, with 1,845 buyers (down 74.95%).
– Polygon landed seventh at $3.12 million, down 29.38% from $4.38 million, reporting $5.99 million in wash trading and buyers down 70.74% to 27,758.
Top individual sales
The $X@AI BRC-20 NFT held the top single-sale slot at $809,337.16 (8.7195 BTC), sold nine days ago. Four CryptoPunks rounded out the remainder of the top five:
– CryptoPunks #6615: $153,356.75 (47.99 ETH), nine days ago
– CryptoPunks #309: $134,530.52 (42 ETH), nine days ago
– CryptoPunks #4566: $123,808.45 (39.9 ETH), four days ago
– CryptoPunks #4172: $111,232.08 (33 ETH), three days ago
The data from CryptoSlam paints a clear picture: while broader crypto prices have recovered modestly, NFT trading activity and participant counts have contracted sharply, producing a notable week-over-week sales decline.