NFT sales skyrocket 40% to $221m, CryptoPunks jump 590%

The NFT market just posted its strongest weekly performance in months, with sales volume soaring 41% to $221.5 million amid a broader crypto shakeup.

Ethereum (ETH) led the charge, and blue-chip collections like CryptoPunks—up nearly 590%—have reclaimed dominance. While transaction counts dipped slightly, the number of buyers and sellers surged, signaling renewed interest across blockchains like Solana (SOL), Binance Coin (BNB), and Bitcoin (BTC).

Summary

• CryptoPunks has reclaimed its position as the dominant NFT collection with a 590% surge
• The NFT market posted its largest weekly gain in months with 40% growth to $221.5 million in total sales volume
• All top five individual NFT sales were CryptoPunks, with the highest reaching 250 ETH ($906,371)

Solana jumps to third place

Ethereum has experienced a 4.5% spike over the last seven days, reaching $3,700. The global cryptocurrency market cap is now $3.87 trillion and remains unchanged from last week.

According to data from CryptoSlam, NFT buyers increased by 163.29% to 466,370, and NFT sellers rose by 158.30% to 291,510. However, NFT transactions have declined by 4.05% to 1,531,437.

BNB Chain holds fifth place with $10.1 million, rising 40.10%. Mythos Chain sits in sixth with $7.5 million, down 33.07%. Immutable (IMX) rounds out the top seven with $6.7 million, up 2.22%.

The buyer count has increased across most blockchains, with Polygon leading at 359.06% growth, followed by Solana at 126.35% and Bitcoin at 54.43%.

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CryptoPunks sales jump 590%

CryptoPunks has taken the top spot in collection rankings with $33.7 million in sales, spiking by 589.56%. Courtyard on Polygon has fallen to second place with $9.6 million, declining 32.24%.

The collection has seen substantial decreases in buyers (85.10%) and sellers (97.45%).

Pudgy Penguins holds third place with $8.8 million, down 3.86%. f(x) wstETH position sits in fourth with $8.4 million, rising 41.52%.

Bored Ape Yacht Club has entered the top five with $5.4 million, surging 55.32%. This marks the return of another blue-chip collection to prominence.

Notable high-value sales from this week include:

• CryptoPunks #4668 sold for 250 ETH ($906,371)
• CryptoPunks #7674 sold for 199.99 ETH ($744,063)
• CryptoPunks #1484 sold for 148.5 ETH ($538,384)
• CryptoPunks #1946 sold for 145 ETH ($525,695)
• CryptoPunks #8968 sold for 135 ETH ($489,440)

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