{"id":10670,"date":"2025-09-13T22:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T22:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-show-modest-recovery-pudgy-penguins-jump-110\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T22:06:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T22:06:17","slug":"nft-sales-show-modest-recovery-pudgy-penguins-jump-110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-show-modest-recovery-pudgy-penguins-jump-110\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT sales show modest recovery, Pudgy Penguins jump 110%"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">After weeks of steep declines in participation, the non-fungible token (NFT) market is showing early signs of stabilization, buoyed by a broader crypto rebound. <\/p>\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">While overall buyer and seller activity has plunged nearly 70%, transaction volumes are creeping higher, and specific blockchains and collections are breaking out with double-digit growth. <\/p>\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">At last check on Saturday, Bitcoin (BTC) topped $115,800 \u2014 up 5.2% over the past seven days \u2014 and Ethereum (ETH) hovered above $4,600, up 9.1% for the week. <\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_e8d9896fe05dabefea18140f630300a8\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NFT sales posted modest 4.7% recovery to $106.6 million<\/li>\n<li>Market participation collapsed with buyer and seller counts dropping around 70%<\/li>\n<li>Gaming collections dominated performance with Mythos Chain surging to second place<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>According to data from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoSlam<\/a>, this marks the first positive growth in several weeks following a series of declines.<\/p>\n<p>Market participation has contracted sharply, with NFT buyers falling by 69.84% to 180,693, and NFT sellers declining by 70.87% to 123,713. NFT transactions have increased by 2.60% to 1,754,295.<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum has surged to the $4,700 level. The global crypto market cap is now $4.07 trillion, up from last week\u2019s market cap of $3.81 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mythos Chain sales jump over 40%<\/h3>\n<p>The buyer count declined across all blockchains, with BNB Chain leading at 84.35% growth as the only platform posting gains. At the same time, others saw drops ranging from 65% to 80%.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ethereum maintains the lead with $34.1 million in sales and dropped 7.45% from the previous week. Ethereum\u2019s wash trading has fallen by 52.47% to $3.1 million.<\/li>\n<li>Mythos Chain advances to second place with $14.3 million, with 41.63%. <\/li>\n<li>Polygon (POL) drops to third with $13.6 million, falling 13.82%. <\/li>\n<li>BNB Chain (BNB) holds fourth with $10.3 million, up 7.96%.<\/li>\n<li>Bitcoin sits in fifth with $9.4 million, rising 19.49%. <\/li>\n<li>Immutable (IMX) climbs to sixth with $8.7 million, surging 69.41%. <\/li>\n<li>Solana (SOL) rounds out the top seven with $5.5 million, up 12.06%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Blockchains by NFT Sales Volume (CryptoSlam)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pudgy Penguins sales jump 110%<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Courtyard on Polygon retains the top spot in collection rankings with $12.6 million in sales, declining 13.81%. The collection has experienced drops in both buyers (54.79%) and sellers (88.32%).<\/li>\n<li>DMarket reaches second place with $8.9 million, jumping 83.55%. The gaming marketplace has benefited from Mythos Chain\u2019s strong performance.<\/li>\n<li>Guild of Guardians Heroes climbs to third position with $4.8 million, rising 67.68%. The gaming collection has seen growth across transactions (44.65%) and buyers (29.18%).<\/li>\n<li>Panini America holds fourth place with $4.6 million, up 47.89%. <\/li>\n<li>DKTNFT on BNB Chain sits in fifth with $4.3 million, rising 8.94%.<\/li>\n<li>Pudgy Penguins enters the top six with $3.2 million, surging by 110.52%. The collection has more than doubled its transactions (111.43%) and seen substantial growth in both buyers (20%) and sellers (93.10%).<\/li>\n<li>Sorare completes the top seven with $3 million, surging 64.07%. The fantasy sports platform has seen growth in buyers (25.52%) and sellers (5.24%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Notable high-value sales from this week include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CryptoPunks #2368 sold for 89 ETH ($408,599)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #5702 sold for 57.95 ETH ($264,994)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #8464 sold for 48.5 ETH ($225,753)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #6557 sold for 50 ETH ($220,923)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #5935 sold for 46.5 ETH ($216,444)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks of steep declines in participation, the non-fungible token (NFT) market is showing early signs of stabilization, buoyed by a broader crypto rebound. 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