{"id":18400,"date":"2025-12-20T07:05:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T07:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-rise-12-to-67-7m-ethereum-sales-spike-45\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T07:06:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T07:06:01","slug":"nft-sales-rise-12-to-67-7m-ethereum-sales-spike-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-rise-12-to-67-7m-ethereum-sales-spike-45\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT sales rise 12% to $67.7M, Ethereum sales spike 45%"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">According to CryptoSlam data, NFT sales volume has climbed by 12.03% to $67.76 million, up from last week\u2019s $64.95 million.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_cf2bf2272aba3939ee1261f2384b6b07\" 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 rose 12% to $67.76M as buyers and sellers returned to the market.<\/li>\n<li>Ethereum led NFT blockchains with $28.06M in sales, up over 45% week-on-week.<\/li>\n<li>Bitcoin fell to $88K and ETH dropped below $3K, but NFTs bucked the market trend.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Market participation has rebounded, with NFT buyers surging by 49.30% to 231,210 and sellers jumping by 43.43% to 164,944. NFT transactions remained essentially flat, down just 0.16% to 910,892.<\/p>\n<p>The market has also taken a hit as Bitcoin\u2019s (BTC) price has dropped to the $88,000 level as selling pressure returns.<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum (ETH) has lost the $3,000 level and is hovering at $2,900, extending its recent decline.<\/p>\n<p>The global crypto market cap now stands at $2.99 trillion, down from last week\u2019s $3.07 trillion. However, the NFT sector has bucked this trend with a solid recovery in both sales and participation.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Milady Maker debuts at top as DMarket falls<\/h2>\n<p>Milady Maker on Ethereum has claimed first place with $3.68 million in sales. The collection processed 217 transactions with just 10 buyers and 1 seller.<\/p>\n<p>DMarket on the Mythos blockchain dropped to second with $3.09 million, down 30.75% from last week\u2019s $4.50 million. The collection recorded 81,970 transactions with 8,685 buyers and 7,349 sellers.<\/p>\n<p>Courtyard on Polygon (POL) surged to third place with $2.97 million, up 36.57% from last week\u2019s $2.18 million. The collection processed 51,199 transactions with 8,630 buyers and 2,060 sellers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Top collections by NFT Sales Volume (CryptoSlam)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pudgy Penguins jumped to fourth at $2.21 million, soaring 63.66%. The Ethereum collection saw 162 transactions with 91 buyers and 89 sellers, marking a strong recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Guild of Guardians Heroes on Immutable-Zk secured fifth position with $2.20 million, up 23.48% from last week\u2019s $1.78 million. The collection had 1,753 transactions.<\/p>\n<p>YES BOND on BNB held sixth place at $2.12 million, up 3.82% from last week\u2019s $2.04 million. The collection recorded 1,935 transactions.<\/p>\n<p>Bored Ape Yacht Club rounded out the top seven with $1.67 million, up 14.67%. The collection processed 113 transactions with 64 buyers and 70 sellers.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethereum posts notable growth as Solana retreats<\/h2>\n<p>Ethereum dominated with $28.06 million in sales, exploding 45.56% from last week\u2019s $23.93 million.<\/p>\n<p>The network recorded $3.32 million in wash trading, bringing its total to $31.38 million. Buyers climbed 19.84% to 14,433.<\/p>\n<p>BNB Chain (BNB) held second position at $9.62 million, down 1.60% from last week\u2019s $9.44 million. The blockchain recorded $102,118 in wash trading, with buyers surging 106.21% to 30,104.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin secured third place at $7.38 million, up 4.50% from last week\u2019s $6.10 million. The network saw 6,874 buyers, up 93.52%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1646\" height=\"1044\" src=\"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766214354_399_NFT-sales-rise-12-to-677M-Ethereum-sales-spike-45.webp.webp\" alt=\"NFT sales by blockchain\" class=\"wp-image-14441328\"><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>Polygon climbed to fourth with $4.12 million, up 30.43% from last week\u2019s $3.12 million. The blockchain recorded $6.36 million in wash trading, bringing its total to $10.49 million. Buyers rose 54.95% to 43,010.<\/p>\n<p>Solana (SOL) dropped to fifth at $3.96 million, down 25.06% from last week\u2019s $5.54 million. The network had 26,455 buyers, up 77.68% despite the sales decline.<\/p>\n<p>Mythos Chain placed sixth with $3.22 million, down 29.41% from last week\u2019s $4.64 million. The blockchain attracted 22,277 buyers, up 62.36%.<\/p>\n<p>Immutable (IMX) secured seventh position at $3.19 million, up 0.27% from last week\u2019s $3.15 million. Buyers jumped 98.10% to 3,655.<\/p>\n<p>Base landed in eighth at $2.03 million, down 6.21%. The blockchain had 74,077 buyers, up 27.65%.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wrapped Ether Rock leads NFT sales<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wrapped Ether Rock #38 topped individual sales at $265,594.19 (90 ETH), sold three days ago.<\/li>\n<li>Beeple Spring Collection #100100001 placed second at $186,493.03 (60 ETH), sold six days ago.<\/li>\n<li>A $X@AI BRC-20 NFT sold for $160,299.03 (1.7951 BTC) six days ago.<\/li>\n<li>Autoglyphs #192 fetched $156,342.55 (55 WETH) a day ago.<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #5133 completed the top five at $131,200.81 (44.99 ETH), sold four days ago.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to CryptoSlam data, NFT sales volume has climbed by 12.03% to $67.76 million, up from last week\u2019s $64.95 million. 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