NFT sales surge 9% to $77M, CryptoPunks show modest recovery

According to CryptoSlam data, NFT sales volume has climbed by 9.78% to $77.04 million, up from last week’s $72.53 million.

Summary

• NFT sales hit $77M as buyers and transactions surge across nearly all major blockchains.
• DX Terminal on Base jumps 456%, while Algebra and DMarket extend strong multi-week leads.
• Bitcoin reclaims $90K and Ethereum rises above $3K.

Market participation has surged across the board, with NFT buyers jumping by 25.34% to 397,409 and sellers rising by 15.56% to 349,725.

NFT transactions posted the strongest gain, soaring by 42.96% to 1,398,844.

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has bounced back to the $90,000 level following last week’s sharp selloff. Ethereum (ETH) has also reclaimed the $3,000 level.

The global crypto market cap now stands at $3.09 trillion, up from last week’s $2.87 trillion.

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DX Terminal surges as Algebra extends lead

Algebra Positions NFT-V2 on Ethereum maintained first place with $9.60 million in sales, up 34.82% from last week’s $7.26 million. The collection processed 496 transactions with 163 buyers and 109 sellers.

DMarket on the Mythos blockchain held second position at $7.77 million, up 17.78% from last week’s $6.67 million. The collection recorded 206,347 transactions with 15,307 buyers and 13,306 sellers.

DX Terminal on Base surged to third place with $2.91 million, posting a 456.03% gain. The collection saw 232,896 transactions with 37,965 buyers and 38,234 sellers.

Source: Top collections by NFT Sales Volume (CryptoSlam)

CryptoPunks climbed to fourth with $2.73 million, up 17.67% from last week’s $2.32 million. The Ethereum collection had 26 transactions with 17 buyers and 22 sellers.

Pudgy Penguins slipped to fifth at $2.68 million, down 2.30% from last week’s $2.76 million. The collection saw 161 transactions with 85 buyers and 92 sellers.

Courtyard on Polygon dropped to sixth with $2.45 million, down 18.17% from last week’s $2.97 million. The collection processed 47,903 transactions.

Guild of Guardians Heroes rounded out the top seven with $2.04 million, up 11.34%. The Immutable-Zk collection had 1,926 transactions.

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Base posts explosive gains as Ethereum steadies

Ethereum maintained first position with $31.86 million in sales, up 6.55% from last week’s $31.08 million.

The network recorded $5.08 million in wash trading, bringing its total to $36.95 million. Buyers increased by 15.52% to 31,402.

Mythos Chain jumped to second place with $7.91 million, surging 18.34% from last week’s $6.81 million. The blockchain recorded $6,546 in wash trading, bringing its total to $7.92 million. Buyers climbed 28.94% to 42,928.

Source: Blockchains by NFT Sales Volume (CryptoSlam)

BNB Chain (BNB) dropped to third with $7.30 million, down 20.87% from last week’s $9.22 million. The blockchain had $16,413 in wash trading, with buyers jumping 43.55% to 42,559.

Bitcoin held fourth position at $6.27 million, up 5.38% from last week’s $7.03 million. The network saw 14,325 buyers, up 33.09%.

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Base secured fifth place with $5.86 million, rising 201.03%. The blockchain recorded $5.12 million in wash trading, bringing its total to $10.98 million. Buyers rose 7.38% to 109,855.

Solana (SOL) placed sixth at $4.30 million, essentially flat with a 0.08% decline from last week’s $3.15 million. The network recorded 53,678 buyers, up 70.39%.

Polygon (POL) landed in seventh with $3.42 million, down 16.25% from last week’s $4.02 million. The blockchain had $6.77 million in wash trading, with buyers up 28.46% to 82,685.

Immutable (IMX) secured eighth position at $3.35 million, up 3.37% from last week’s $3.20 million. Buyers increased 31.17% to 6,073.

CryptoPunks #3720 leads high-value sales

CryptoPunks #3720 topped individual sales at $308,741.16 (110 ETH), sold six days ago.

Autoglyphs #437 placed second at $199,512.23 (68.68 ETH), sold four days ago.

Three CryptoPunks completed the top five:

• CryptoPunks #7670 sold for $115,285.84 (41 ETH) five days ago
• CryptoPunks #3924 sold for $112,871.38 (39.9 ETH) six days ago
• CryptoPunks #6557 sold for $110,990.85 (37.98 ETH) four days ago

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