The NFT market is showing signs of renewed momentum this week. Digital collectible sales climbed nearly 10% to $77.04 million, according to data from CryptoSlam — up from $72.53 million the week before.
The bigger story sits beneath that headline number: more people are participating again. Unique NFT buyers surged 25% to 397,409, while sellers also increased 16% to 349,725. Transactions jumped the most, soaring almost 43% to more than 1.39 million total trades across major blockchains.
This growing excitement mirrors gains in the broader crypto market. Bitcoin has bounced back above the $90,000 mark following last week’s dip, and Ethereum is trading above $3,000 once again. The total crypto market capitalization now stands above $3 trillion — up from $2.87 trillion a week ago.
Leading Collections: Algebra Holds Strong, DX Terminal Breaks Out
Ethereum’s Algebra Positions NFT-V2 collection remains the top seller for the second straight week. Sales reached $9.60 million, up 35% from $7.26 million previously. Although the collection only registered 496 transactions, buyers clearly aren’t shy about the price tags.
DMarket, running on Mythos Chain, secured the No. 2 spot with $7.77 million in volume and a whopping 206,347 transactions.
But this week’s biggest surprise came from Base. The DX Terminal collection rocketed into third place with a 456% jump to $2.91 million in sales. Nearly 233,000 trades helped drive the explosive rise.
CryptoPunks also staged a modest comeback — up 18% to $2.73 million — landing in fourth position as blue-chip NFTs continue to show resilience. Pudgy Penguins slipped slightly but still held the fifth spot at $2.68 million.
Polygon-based Courtyard dropped to sixth with a 18% decline, while Immutable’s Guild of Guardians Heroes rounded out the top seven with $2.04 million in sales.
Which Blockchains Are Winning?
Ethereum continues to dominate the NFT economy with $31.86 million in weekly sales, a 6.5% uptick. Even with over $5 million attributed to wash trading, genuine buyer growth is helping keep the network steady.
Mythos Chain took second place at $7.91 million after an 18% gain. BNB Chain followed with $7.30 million, though its numbers slid nearly 21% from last week.
Base, however, was the clear standout — up more than 200% to $5.86 million in sales, making it one of the fastest-growing NFT ecosystems right now.
Solana, Polygon, and Immutable rounded out the remaining top-blockchain positions, all showing rising buyer interest even as some volume numbers slipped.
Big-Ticket Movers: CryptoPunks Still Rule the Auction Block
When it comes to high-value NFTs, CryptoPunks continue to dominate. Punk #3720 led all sales this week at roughly $309,000 (110 ETH). Autoglyphs #437 followed at around $200,000 — another strong sale for the historic on-chain art series.
Three more Punks filled out the top five, each selling for over $110,000.
As crypto prices recover and blockchain activity rises, NFT traders appear to be creeping back into the market. While it’s too early to call this the start of another full-blown NFT boom, the numbers show a sector getting its energy back.
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