{"id":1609,"date":"2025-05-31T19:28:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T19:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-plunge-16-7-to-105-7m-ethereum-sales-surge-30\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T19:28:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T19:28:48","slug":"nft-sales-plunge-16-7-to-105-7m-ethereum-sales-surge-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-plunge-16-7-to-105-7m-ethereum-sales-surge-30\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT sales plunge 16.7% to $105.7m, Ethereum sales surge 30%"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The NFT market has experienced a notable drop, with sales volume falling by 16.76% to $105.7 million.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as Bitcoin (BTC) prices have dropped to $103,000 after hitting $111,000, a new ATH. At the same time, Ethereum (ETH) has shown a mild drop to the $2,500 level in the last seven days. The global crypto market cap is now $3.25 trillion, down from last week\u2019s $3.42 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">CryptoSlam<\/a>, despite the overall decline, NFT buyers increased by 55.35% to 699,471, and NFT sellers rose by 19.22% to 242,898. NFT transactions have surged by 34.31% to 2,233,547.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethereum NFT sales jump 30%<\/h3>\n<p>Ethereum strengthened its position with $36.5 million in sales, which jumped 28.43% from the previous week. However, Ethereum\u2019s wash trading decreased by 23.31% to $1.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>Polygon (POL) maintains second place with $15 million in sales, though it experienced a 25.88% decline. Mythos Chain holds the third position with $13.5 million, down 3.39%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14384666\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" ><\/source><\/p>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Blockchains by NFT Sales Volume (CryptoSlam)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bitcoin sits in fourth place with $13.2 million and fell 27.10% from last week. Immutable (IMX) has entered the top five with $7.3 million and dropped 15.93%. Solana (SOL) rounds out the top six with $7.2 million and showed growth of 17.78%.<\/p>\n<p>The buyer count has increased across most blockchains, with Polygon leading at 43.72% growth, followed by Solana at 37.39% and Bitcoin at 33.34%.<\/p>\n<p>Courtyard on Polygon retains the top position in collection rankings with $12.4 million in sales. However, it saw a 13.91% drop. The collection has seen a surge increase in sellers, up 1,196.53%.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>DMarket is second with $8.3 million, down 5.33%. Guild of Guardians Heroes is third with $5 million, down 14.58%.<\/p>\n<p>A notable newcomer, STRAT Option on Ethereum, has entered the fourth-place rankings with $4.7 million. The collection has experienced notable growth of 18,945,794.34% in sales, with transactions up 2,300% and buyers up 1,900%.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s BRC-20 NFTs complete the top five with $4.6 million and dropped 24.06%. The collection has seen decreases across all metrics including transactions (17.56%), buyers (24.93%), and sellers (33.22%). Read last week\u2019s NFT sales breakdown.<\/p>\n<p>Notable high-value sales from this week include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CryptoPunks #1831 sold for 150 ETH ($389,846)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #4868 sold for 76.5 ETH ($201,933)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #5586 sold for 70.07 ETH ($185,292)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #308 sold for 69 ETH ($174,683)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #9494 sold for 66 ETH ($169,021)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFT market has experienced a notable drop, with sales volume falling by 16.76% to $105.7 million. 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