NFT Sales Drop 35% to $42 Million as Ethereum Retakes Lead

Non-fungible token sales fell 35.37% to $42.13 million over the past seven days, according to data from CryptoSlam. Despite the decline in overall dollar volume, trading activity picked up as buyer addresses rose 44.10% to 216,012, seller addresses increased 46.59% to 192,788, and total transactions climbed 30.54% to 935,198.

Dividing the sales total by transaction count put the average recorded transaction at approximately $45.05, representing a roughly 50.5% drop from the preceding period based on dashboard metrics.

Blockchain Rankings and Collections

Ethereum returned to first place among blockchains, recording $13.17 million in sales, down 17.53% week-over-week. Buyer addresses on the network rose 37.06% to 35,285, accounting for approximately 31.3% of global NFT sales.

Polygon followed in second place with $9.40 million in sales, representing a 12.43% gain, while buyer counts reached 49,052. Bitcoin slipped to third place after sales dropped 79.89% to $6.27 million, despite buyer addresses on the network rising 57.79% to 13,540.

Among collections, Courtyard topped the rankings with $8.58 million in sales, up 13.50% and accounting for roughly 20.4% of the global total. An $8888 BRC-20 entry generated $2.82 million from a single individual transaction, marking the largest recorded sale of the week.

Key facts

• Weekly NFT sales fell 35.37% to $42.13 million over a seven-day period.
• Ethereum led blockchain sales with $13.17 million, despite an 17.53% volume drop.
• Bitcoin sales dropped 79.89% to $6.27 million, falling behind Ethereum and Polygon.
• Buyer addresses rose 44.10% to 216,012 and transactions climbed 30.54% to 935,198.