{"id":11314,"date":"2025-09-20T20:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T20:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-jump-to-109-8m-cryptopunks-recover-136\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T20:38:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T20:38:11","slug":"nft-sales-jump-to-109-8m-cryptopunks-recover-136","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-jump-to-109-8m-cryptopunks-recover-136\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT sales jump to $109.8m, CryptoPunks recover 136%"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The NFT (non-fungible token) market has continued its recovery with sales volume rising by 4.09% to $109.8 million.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_b2f32aad2ad5b9b91d166456e0a6fa2f\" 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 continued recovering with 4.1% growth to $109.8 million<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks posted the week\u2019s standout performance with 136% growth<\/li>\n<li>Market participation rebounded strongly with buyer counts up 53% and seller counts up 67%<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>This is the second consecutive week of growth following several weeks of sales drops.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoSlam<\/a>, market participation has rebounded with NFT buyers increasing by 53.35% to 277,059, and NFT sellers rising by 67.19% to 206,669. However, NFT transactions have declined by 6.65% to 1,630,579.<\/p>\n<p>This is happening at a time when Bitcoin (BTC) has recovered to the $115,000 level. At the same time, Ethereum (ETH) has surged to the $4,400 level. <\/p>\n<p>The global crypto market cap is now $4.04 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\">Ethereum reclaims dominant position<\/h3>\n<p>Ethereum has reclaimed its dominant position with $46.4 million in sales. This is a 42% surge from the previous week. Ethereum\u2019s wash trading has also jumped by 154.37% to $9.2 million.<\/p>\n<p>Mythos Chain has maintained second place with $12.2 million, declining 16.29%. Bitcoin has climbed to third position with $10.2 million, rising 8.44%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Blockchains by NFT Sales Volume (CryptoSlam)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Immutable (IMX) holds fourth place with $8.5 million, falling 0.10%. BNB Chain (BNB) sits in fifth with $8.4 million, declining 18.33%.<\/p>\n<p>Solana (SOL) has risen to sixth with $7.5 million, up 41.01%. Polygon (POL) has dropped to seventh place with $5.6 million, falling 59.09%.<\/p>\n<p>The buyer count has increased across most blockchains, with Immutable leading at 146% growth. This is followed by Mythos Chain at 135.35% and Polygon at 122%.<\/p>\n<p>DMarket has retained the top spot in collection rankings with $7.1 million in sales, though declining 23.16%. The gaming marketplace has seen decreases across all metrics, including transactions (21.24%) and buyers (27.62%).<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CryptoPunks sales jump 136%<\/h3>\n<p>CryptoPunks has surged to second place with $7 million, jumping by 136.83%. The collection has more than doubled its transactions (146.15%) and buyers (100%), while sellers grew by 136.36%.<\/p>\n<p>Guild of Guardians Heroes holds third position with $4.8 million, posting minimal growth of 1.20%. Courtyard on Polygon has fallen to fourth place with $4.7 million, plummeting 62.86%.<\/p>\n<p>Moonbirds sits in fifth with $4.6 million, surging 141.12%. The collection has seen growth in transactions (148.99%) and buyers (93.48%).<\/p>\n<p>Bored Ape Yacht Club has entered the top six with $4.4 million, rising 78.76%. The Yuga Labs collection has more than doubled its transactions (108.33%) and nearly doubled its buyers (93.33%).<\/p>\n<p>Notable high-value sales from this week include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BOOGLE sold for 1,380 SOL ($324,846)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #8521 sold for 55.48 ETH ($255,288)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #4420 sold for 56.388 ETH ($254,250)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #2642 sold for 52.1 ETH ($239,735)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #1180 sold for 49.89 ETH ($232,394)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFT (non-fungible token) market has continued its recovery with sales volume rising by 4.09% to $109.8 million. 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