The NFT market is showing fresh signs of life, even as the wider crypto market struggles. According to data from CryptoSlam, total NFT sales climbed 12.03% over the past week, reaching $67.76 million compared to $64.95 million the week before. Alongside rising sales, user activity has also surged, pointing to renewed interest from collectors and traders.
This rebound comes at a time when major cryptocurrencies are under pressure. Bitcoin has slipped back to around $88,000, while Ethereum has dropped below the $3,000 mark and is currently hovering near $2,900. The overall crypto market cap has fallen to $2.99 trillion from last week’s $3.07 trillion. Despite this downturn, NFTs have managed to move in the opposite direction.
One of the most notable trends is the sharp rise in market participation. The number of NFT buyers jumped by 49.30% to 231,210, while sellers increased by 43.43% to 164,944. Transaction activity stayed mostly stable, dipping just 0.16% to 910,892 transactions, suggesting that higher-value trades helped push sales volumes up.
Top NFT Collections Shift Rankings
Ethereum-based Milady Maker took the top spot among NFT collections, recording $3.68 million in sales. Interestingly, this volume came from just 217 transactions involving 10 buyers and a single seller.
DMarket, which runs on the Mythos blockchain, slipped to second place with $3.09 million in sales, marking a 30.75% decline from the previous week. Despite the drop, it remained one of the most active collections, with nearly 82,000 transactions.
Courtyard on Polygon surged into third place with $2.97 million in sales, up 36.57% week-on-week. Pudgy Penguins followed in fourth, posting $2.21 million in sales and a strong 63.66% jump, signaling a solid recovery for the popular Ethereum collection.
Other notable performers included Guild of Guardians Heroes on Immutable-Zk with $2.20 million, YES BOND on BNB with $2.12 million, and Bored Ape Yacht Club, which rounded out the top seven at $1.67 million in sales.
Ethereum Leads While Solana Slips
On the blockchain level, Ethereum clearly dominated. NFT sales on the network soared 45.56% to $28.06 million, with buyer numbers rising nearly 20% to 14,433. Including wash trading, Ethereum’s total volume reached $31.38 million.
BNB Chain held second place with $9.62 million in sales, while Bitcoin ranked third at $7.38 million, supported by a sharp increase in buyers. Polygon climbed to fourth with $4.12 million, posting over 30% growth.
In contrast, Solana dropped to fifth with $3.96 million in sales, down 25.06%, even though buyer activity rose significantly. Mythos Chain and Immutable followed closely behind.
High-Value NFT Sales Continue
High-end NFTs also remained active. Wrapped Ether Rock #38 led individual sales at roughly $265,594 (90 ETH). Beeple’s Spring Collection #100100001 sold for over $186,000, while a $X@AI BRC-20 NFT fetched more than $160,000. Autoglyphs #192 and CryptoPunks #5133 completed the top five.
Overall, the latest data suggests that while crypto prices may be cooling, the NFT market is quietly regaining momentum.
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