NFT sales drop 5.4% to $79m, Pudgy Penguins plunge 36%
NFT sales volume has fallen by 5.41% to $79.31 million, down from last week’s $84.44 million.
- NFT sales dropped 5.41% to $79.31M even as buyers jumped nearly 1,000% this week.
- Algebra Positions NFT-V2 surged to $7.81M in sales while Pudgy Penguins plunged 37%.
- Ethereum and BNB Chain led NFT blockchains as Bitcoin and Polygon volume declined.
According to CryptoSlam data, NFT buyers have surged by 989.62% to 222,294 and sellers have surged by 714.77% to 189,963. NFT transactions dropped by 20.92% to 1,097,565.
This NFT sales drop happened as the Bitcoin ( BTC ) price has tumbled to the $96,000 level as selling pressure continues to mount.
Ethereum ( ETH ) has lost the $3,200 level, extending its recent decline. The global crypto market cap has contracted to $3.26 trillion, down from last week’s $3.48 trillion.
Algebra Positions NFT-V2 surges as Pudgy Penguins tumble
Algebra Positions NFT-V2 on Ethereum has spiked into first place with $7.81 million in sales, posting a 807,352.81% surge. The collection processed 742 transactions with 199 buyers and 90 sellers.
DMarket on the Mythos blockchain slipped to second with $6.67 million, down 3.77% from last week’s $6.88 million. The collection recorded 241,552 transactions with 16,047 buyers and 13,590 sellers.
Pudgy Penguins dropped to third place with $2.79 million, plunging 36.87% from last week’s $4.38 million. The Ethereum collection saw 144 transactions with 96 buyers and 93 sellers.
Source: Top collections by NFT Sales Volume (CryptoSlam)
Guild of Guardians Heroes on Immutable-Zk held fourth position at $2.37 million, down 6.19% from last week’s $2.48 million. The collection had 2,186 transactions.
Courtyard on Polygon ( POL ) secured fifth place with $2.24 million, down 23.20% from last week’s $2.91 million. The collection processed 31,205 transactions.
Panini America on the Panini blockchain surged into sixth with $2.23 million, up 393.51%. The collection recorded 27,115 transactions.
CryptoPunks fell to seventh at $1.95 million, down 40.95% from last week’s $3.30 million. The collection had just 17 transactions with 12 buyers and 15 sellers.
Ethereum extends gains as BNB Chain surges
Ethereum maintained first position with $33.71 million in sales, up 4.68% from last week’s $32.97 million .
The network recorded $2.67 million in wash trading, bringing its total to $36.37 million. Buyers jumped 69.86% to 21,514.
BNB Chain ( BNB ) climbed to second place with $8.66 million, up 28.21% from last week’s $6.15 million. The blockchain recorded $174,526 in wash trading, bringing its total to $8.83 million. Buyers remained at 13,940 with 0.00% change.
Source: Blockchains by NFT Sales Volume ( CryptoSlam )
Bitcoin dropped to third with $8.18 million, down 15.56% from last week’s $9.15 million. The network saw 6,486 buyers with 0.00% change.
Mythos Chain placed fourth at $6.84 million, down 3.49% from last week’s $7.10 million. The blockchain attracted 20,798 buyers.
Solana ( SOL ) secured fifth position with $5.50 million, up 12.27% from last week’s $5.12 million. The network recorded 15,651 buyers.
Immutable ( IMX ) landed in sixth at $4.19 million, down 2.98% from last week’s $4.26 million. The blockchain had 2,596 buyers.
Polygon placed seventh with $3.26 million, down 28.77% from last week’s $4.50 million. The blockchain recorded $6.63 million in wash trading, bringing its total to $9.89 million. Buyers stood at 35,085.
Top sales for the week
Autoglyphs #141 topped individual sales at $199,135.19 (56 WETH), sold three days ago.
Two V1 Cryptopunks Wrapped #7139 NFTs followed:
- First sale at $196,267.55 (57 WETH) three days ago
- Second sale at $194,923.31 (57.0299 WETH) two days ago
Two CryptoPunks rounded out the top five:
- CryptoPunks #6207 sold for $152,619.45 (43.99 ETH) three days ago
- CryptoPunks #4427 sold for $131,430.42 (36.9 ETH) four days ago
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