{"id":11941,"date":"2025-09-27T18:53:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T18:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-jump-8-to-129-1m-pudgy-penguins-show-modest-15-recovery\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T18:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T18:53:20","slug":"nft-sales-jump-8-to-129-1m-pudgy-penguins-show-modest-15-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-jump-8-to-129-1m-pudgy-penguins-show-modest-15-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT sales jump 8% to $129.1m, Pudgy Penguins show modest 15% recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The NFT market has posted solid growth with sales volume rising by 8.13% to $129.1 million. This is the third consecutive week of gains, despite the weakness in the crypto market.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_73413b1429feed73fc33482777a90642\" 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 8% growth to $129.1 million marking three consecutive weeks of gains<\/li>\n<li>Market participation surged with buyer counts more than doubling and seller counts rising 140%<\/li>\n<li>BNB Chain surged to second place in blockchain rankings with nearly 200% growth<\/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>, market participation has expanded with NFT buyers surging by 112.37% to 587,381, and NFT sellers rising by 140.76% to 496,112. NFT transactions have declined by 7.99% to 2,088,311.<\/p>\n<p>The market has been tumultuous as Bitcoin (BTC) price has dropped to the $119,000 level. At the same time, Ethereum (ETH) has dropped to the $4,000 level. <\/p>\n<p>The global crypto market cap is now $3.78 trillion, down from last week\u2019s market cap of $4.04 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BNB Chain surges to second position<\/h3>\n<p>Ethereum has maintained its leading position with $45.2 million in sales, though posting minimal growth of 1.49%. Ethereum\u2019s wash trading has decreased by 10.26% to $8.9 million.<\/p>\n<p>BNB Chain (BNB) has surged to second place with $25.5 million, surging by 197.21%.<\/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>Base has climbed to third position with $13.7 million, though declining 0.02%. Mythos Chain holds fourth place with $11 million, falling 11.11%.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin sits in fifth with $7.8 million, declining 25.73%. Immutable (IMX) occupies sixth with $6.3 million, down 24.83%.<\/p>\n<p>Solana (SOL) holds seventh with $5.2 million, falling 28.38%. Polygon (POL) rounds out the top eight with $4.1 million, declining 29.45%.<\/p>\n<p>The buyer count has increased across most blockchains, with Ethereum leading at 129.93% growth, followed by BNB Chain at 10.49% and Solana at 38.59%.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pudgy Penguins rise 15%<\/h3>\n<p>Vesting NFT on BNB Chain has taken the top spot in collection rankings with $17.9 million in sales, showing no change from the previous period. The collection is dominated by a single seller with 22 buyers.<\/p>\n<p>DX Terminal on Base has climbed to second place with $8.6 million, declining 3.55%. The collection has seen decreases in buyers (17.18%) and sellers (16.64%).<\/p>\n<p>DMarket holds third position with $5.9 million, falling 17.73%. Moonbirds sits in fourth with $5.5 million, rising 30.44%.<\/p>\n<p>DKTNFT on BNB Chain occupies fifth place with $3.6 million, declining 3.49%. Panini America holds sixth with $3.6 million, up 40.19%.<\/p>\n<p>Guild of Guardians Heroes sits in seventh with $3.5 million, falling 23.82%. Pudgy Penguins completes the top eight with $3.4 million, rising 15.21%.<\/p>\n<p>Notable high-value sales from this week include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CryptoPunks #9286 sold for 48.97 ETH ($220,299)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #6482 sold for 48.89 ETH ($218,454)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #2406 sold for 48.85 ETH ($217,892)<\/li>\n<li>BOOGLE sold for 950 SOL ($205,400)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #3091 sold for 48 ETH ($201,125)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFT market has posted solid growth with sales volume rising by 8.13% to $129.1 million. 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