The NFT Market Sees Renewed Momentum Amid Broader Crypto Gains
Last week saw significant growth in the cryptocurrency market, with Bitcoin surpassing $103,000. The overall crypto market capitalization also increased to $3.6 trillion from $3.3 trillion the previous week.
NFT Market Trends
According to recent data, the NFT market experienced a resurgence in activity. While NFT sales volume rose 5.8% to $164.3 million, buyer participation soared 174.98% to 23,827. However, NFT sales fell 10.9% to $27.5 million.
Key metrics for the NFT market include:
- NFT sales volume grew to $164.3 million from $155.4 million.
- NFT buyers surged 115.49% to 270,108.
- NFT sellers rose 107.81% to 218,676.
- Transactions dipped 4.58% to 1,466,206.
Blockchain Network Performance
Ethereum NFT sales climbed 40% to $85.6 million, with buyer numbers up 52.54% to 37,913. Wash trading increased 49% to $39.2 million.
At the time of writing, Ethereum was priced at around $3,316, down 3.2% from the previous week.
Other notable blockchain networks include:
- Solana dropped to third with $14.6 million, falling 30.8%.
- Mythos Chain held fourth place with $12.7 million, up 2.1%.
- Base stayed in fifth with $8.3 million, rising 13.82%.
Top NFT Collections
Azuki claimed the top spot with $15.4 million in sales, jumping 268.21%. The collection saw buyer numbers rise 253.45% and transactions up 272.83%.
Other top NFT collections include:
- Pudgy Penguins moved to second with $8.0 million, falling 8.04%.
- CryptoPunks took third place with $7.8 million, rising 126.31%.
- BRC-20 NFTs fell to fourth with $7.6 million, down 7.79%.
- DMarket rounded out the top five with $7.5 million, up 4.64% while keeping high volume with 271,785 transactions.
Top Sales for the Week
Top sales for the week include:
- CryptoPunks #4940: $502,941 (150 ETH)
- CryptoPunks #7338: $319,016 (100 ETH)
- CryptoPunks #1782: $250,594 (75 ETH)
- CryptoPunks #8619: $178,123 (54 ETH)
- CryptoPunks #7376: $177,515 (55 ETH)
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