{"id":13717,"date":"2025-10-18T21:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-spike-6-to-161-7m-pudgy-penguins-sales-jump-165\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T21:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T21:00:18","slug":"nft-sales-spike-6-to-161-7m-pudgy-penguins-sales-jump-165","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-spike-6-to-161-7m-pudgy-penguins-sales-jump-165\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT sales spike 6% to $161.7m, Pudgy Penguins sales jump 165%"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">According to CryptoSlam data, NFT (non-fungible token) sales volume has climbed by 5.98% to $161.7 million.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_7d0b582f35a6904508a10ac7da27ac0c\" 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 hit $161.7M as buyers surged 126% to 382K.<\/li>\n<li>Ethereum led $102.7M NFT sales, reclaiming dominance.<\/li>\n<li>Pudgy Penguins surged 165% with $15.6M in weekly sales.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Notably, market participation is hot. The number of NFT buyers increased by 126.59% to 382,846 and sellers rising by 124.15% to 341,290. NFT transactions also increased by 2.48% to 1,703,436.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Bitcoin (BTC) price has continued its decline, now sitting at the $106,000 level. Ethereum (ETH) has also slipped further to $3,800.<\/p>\n<p>The global crypto market cap has contracted to $3.62 trillion, down from last week\u2019s $3.78 trillion. However, the NFT sector is showing signs of recovery with improved market participation.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">45.com dominates, Pudgy Penguins follow<\/h3>\n<p>The 45.com collection on Ethereum has claimed the top spot with $31.28 million in sales across 9,607 transactions. The collection attracted 4,980 buyers but had only 5 sellers, resulting in flat growth of 0.00%.<\/p>\n<p>Pudgy Penguins secured second place with $15.61 million in sales, posting a 165.38% increase from last week\u2019s $6.63 million.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Top collections by NFT Sales Volume (CryptoSlam)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Ethereum collection processed 528 transactions, with 252 buyers and 220 sellers participating. LilPudgys also performed well, landing in seventh place at $4.60 million with a 27.24% gain.<\/p>\n<p>DX Terminal on Base dropped to third with $9.99 million, down 23.84% from last week\u2019s $13.03 million. The collection recorded 553,255 transactions with 106,605 buyers and 105,740 sellers.<\/p>\n<p>DMarket held fourth position at $8.07 million, up 4.78% from last week\u2019s $7.72 million. The Mythos-based collection saw 215,010 transactions.<\/p>\n<p>Bored Ape Yacht Club climbed to fifth with $5.47 million, up 2.78% from last week\u2019s $5.30 million. The collection had 127 transactions with 73 buyers and 76 sellers.<\/p>\n<p>Moonbirds placed sixth at $5.32 million, down 20.23% from last week\u2019s $7.01 million. The Ethereum collection processed 481 transactions.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethereum reclaims dominance<\/h3>\n<p>Ethereum returned to the top blockchain position with $102.67 million in sales, up 23.45% from last week\u2019s $86.46 million. The network recorded $12.54 million in wash trading, bringing its total to $115.21 million. Buyers surged by 71.47% to 33,535.<\/p>\n<p>Base fell to second place with $13.20 million, down 13.73% from last week\u2019s $15.56 million. The blockchain recorded $5.03 million in wash trading, with buyers jumping 138.32% to 226,471.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin dropped to third place with $10.11 million, a 27.76% decrease from last week\u2019s $14.04 million. The network saw 8,388 buyers, representing a 163.11% increase.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760821209_752_NFT-sales-spike-6-to-1617m-Pudgy-Penguins-sales-jump.webp.webp\" alt=\"NFT sales spike 6% to $161.7m, Pudgy Penguins sales jump 165% - 3\" class=\"wp-image-14426388\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Blockchains by NFT Sales Volume (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoSlam<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mythos Chain maintained fourth position at $8.23 million, up 5.10% from last week\u2019s $12.86 million. The blockchain attracted 23,647 buyers, representing a 147.15% increase.<\/p>\n<p>BNB Chain (BNB) entered the rankings at fifth place with $6.51 million, a 6.75% decrease. The blockchain had 21,523 buyers, up 234.68%.<\/p>\n<p>Solana (SOL) secured sixth position with $5.40 million, down 24.56% from last week\u2019s $7.58 million. The network recorded 21,884 buyers, up 129.10%.<\/p>\n<p>Bored Ape Yacht Club #1878, which led individual sales at $1.65 million (400 ETH), sold six days ago.<\/p>\n<p>Four CryptoPunks rounded out the top five:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CryptoPunks #854 sold for $195,823.70 (47.46 ETH) six days ago<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #5054 sold for $194,037.84 (47 ETH) five days ago<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #8746 sold for $193,859.75 (46.69 ETH) five days ago<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #9537 sold for $192,416.83 (46 ETH) three days ago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to CryptoSlam data, NFT (non-fungible token) sales volume has climbed by 5.98% to $161.7 million. Summary NFT sales hit $161.7M as buyers surged 126% to 382K. 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