{"id":14339,"date":"2025-10-25T19:32:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T19:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-plunge-42-to-93m-pudgy-penguins-sales-nosedive-76\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T19:32:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T19:32:24","slug":"nft-sales-plunge-42-to-93m-pudgy-penguins-sales-nosedive-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-plunge-42-to-93m-pudgy-penguins-sales-nosedive-76\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT sales plunge 42% to $93m, Pudgy Penguins sales nosedive 76%"},"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 plunged by 42.42% to $93.18 million, down from last week\u2019s $161.7 million.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_9f5dd41092d90c76009519dace17416f\" 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 fell 42% to $93M, while buyers surged 33% and sellers rose 21%.<\/li>\n<li>DMarket topped sales at $9.05M as Pudgy Penguins plunged over 76%.<\/li>\n<li>Ethereum led with $35M in NFT sales despite a 65% drop from last week.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Despite the sales collapse, market participation has improved, with NFT buyers climbing by 33.09% to 509,668 and sellers rising by 21.04% to 413,225. NFT transactions dropped by 7.63% to 1,543,392.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Bitcoin (BTC) price has bounced back to the $111,000 level following recent weakness.<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum (ETH) has reclaimed the $3,900 level as the overall crypto market shows renewed strength.<\/p>\n<p>The global crypto market cap now stands at $3.75 trillion, up from last week\u2019s $3.62 trillion. However, the NFT sector has experienced a sharp reversal.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DMarket takes top spot as Pudgy Penguins collapse<\/h3>\n<p>DMarket on the Mythos blockchain has claimed first place with $9.05 million in sales, up 12.11% from last week\u2019s $8.07 million.<\/p>\n<p>The collection processed 286,645 transactions and attracted 19,577 buyers and 15,873 sellers.<\/p>\n<p>DX Terminal on Base fell to second with $7.56 million, down 20.58% from last week\u2019s $9.99 million. The collection recorded 406,415 transactions with 100,205 buyers and 100,091 sellers.<\/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>Pudgy Penguins suffered a significant fall to third place. The collection garnered $3.8 million, plummeting 76.27% from last week\u2019s $15.61 million. The Ethereum collection saw just 128 transactions, with 73 buyers and 77 sellers. <\/p>\n<p>Guild of Guardians Heroes on Immutable-Zk entered the rankings at fourth with $3.45 million, surging 41.06%. The collection had 2,837 transactions.<\/p>\n<p>Two Bitcoin BRC-20 NFT collections made the top seven. $ATMC BRC-20 NFTs placed fifth at $3.21 million, up 38.3%, while $?? BRC-20 NFTs landed in sixth at $2.9 million, up 57.5%.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethereum maintains lead despite steep decline<\/h3>\n<p>Ethereum held first position with $35.04 million in sales, down 65.64% from last week\u2019s $102.67 million. The network recorded $4.06 million in wash trading, bringing its total to $39.10 million.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the sales drop, buyers increased by 41.05% to 47,352.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin jumped to second place with $13.17 million, up 11.14% from last week\u2019s $10.11 million. The network saw 13,462 buyers, up 60.49%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761420737_928_NFT-sales-plunge-42-to-93m-Pudgy-Penguins-sales-nosedive.webp.webp\" alt=\"NFT sales plunge 42% to $93m, Pudgy Penguins sales nosedive 76% - 3\" class=\"wp-image-14428603\"><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>Base dropped to third with $10.19 million, down 19.8% from last week\u2019s $13.20 million.<\/p>\n<p>The blockchain recorded $4.90 million in wash trading, with buyers rising 13.56% to 257,187.<\/p>\n<p>Mythos Chain climbed to fourth at $9.27 million, up 13.52% from last week\u2019s $8.23 million. The blockchain attracted 33,791 buyers, up 42.9%.<\/p>\n<p>Immutable (IMX) secured fifth position with $5.73 million and surged 41.05%. The network had 6,012 buyers, up 40.96%.<\/p>\n<p>BNB Chain (BNB) placed sixth at $5.33 million, down 19.62% from last week\u2019s $6.51 million. Buyers jumped 52.26% to 32,769.<\/p>\n<p>Solana (SOL) landed in seventh with $4.92 million, down 6.23% from last week\u2019s $5.40 million. The network recorded 30,713 buyers, up 40.36%.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Record-breaking Good deed NFT sale<\/h3>\n<p>A Good deed NFT shattered records with a $44.89 million sale (70,200,565.5751 ADA), transacted a day ago. This is one of the highest-value NFT sales in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>Known Origin #264609 sold for $246,984.31 (63.8 ETH) six days ago.<\/p>\n<p>Three CryptoPunks completed the top five:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CryptoPunks #7839 sold for $174,846.97 (44.99 ETH) six days ago<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #7378 sold for $173,119.61 (45 ETH) two days ago<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #7461 sold for $167,646.53 (42 ETH) five 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 plunged by 42.42% to $93.18 million, down from last week\u2019s $161.7 million. 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