{"id":20559,"date":"2026-01-24T11:24:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T11:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-jump-101-to-122-5m-as-cryptopunks-see-a-modest-25-recovery\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T11:24:11","slug":"nft-sales-jump-101-to-122-5m-as-cryptopunks-see-a-modest-25-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-jump-101-to-122-5m-as-cryptopunks-see-a-modest-25-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT sales jump 101% to $122.5m as CryptoPunks see a modest 25% recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The NFT market recorded $122.5 million in sales volume over the past week, surging 101.61% from the previous period.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_6e3588d3b678fe72c458096600053cea\" 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 weekly sales surged 101.6% to $122.5M despite broader crypto market weakness.<\/li>\n<li>Ethereum led with $77.6M in sales, up 179%, while Bitcoin jumped 127% to $21.7M.<\/li>\n<li>A $13.7M Bitcoin BRC-20 NFT sale set a new weekly high for the market.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>NFT buyers climbed 38.75% to 187,288, while sellers jumped 47.19% to 164,685. Transaction volume increased 7.99% to 702,526.<\/p>\n<p>This is happening at a time when Bitcoin has retreated to the $89,000 level, while Ethereum has slipped below the $3,000 mark.<\/p>\n<p>The global crypto market cap now stands at $3.02 trillion, down from last week\u2019s $3.22 trillion. Despite this broader market weakness, the NFT sector posted strong gains, with weekly sales volume more than doubling.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethereum leads with $77.5 million in growth<\/h2>\n<p>Ethereum (ETH) dominated all blockchains with $77.57 million in NFT sales, jumping 179.42% over the seven-day period.<\/p>\n<p>The network attracted 23,994 buyers, up 38.03% from the prior week. Wash trading on Ethereum totaled $4.63 million during this timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin (BTC) secured second place among blockchains with $21.66 million in sales, soaring 126.61% week-over-week. The network drew 8,333 buyers, up 60.71% compared to the previous period.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><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>BNB Chain (BNB) ranked third with $7.52 million in sales, declining 3.20% despite buyer activity rising 68.29% to 24,784. <\/p>\n<p>Immutable (IMX) dropped to fourth position at $3.70 million in sales, down 10.98%, while Base claimed fifth with $3.55 million, climbing 88.69%.<\/p>\n<p>Solana (SOL) rounded out the top six blockchains with $3.32 million in sales, posting an 8.85% gain and attracting 30,235 buyers who surged 84.73% from last week.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flying Tulip PUT takes top collection spot<\/h2>\n<p>Flying Tulip PUT on Ethereum dominated the collection rankings with $51.57 million in sales, showing flat performance week-over-week. The collection processed 2,103 transactions from 1,516 buyers.<\/p>\n<p>$X@AI BRC-20 NFTs on Bitcoin claimed second place with $15.71 million in sales, surging 687.41% over the week. The collection completed just nine transactions from seven buyers.<\/p>\n<p>YES BOND on BNB Chain landed in third with $4.18 million in sales, climbing 28.15%. CryptoPunks took fourth position with $4.01 million in sales, recovering 46.74% after last week\u2019s 23.81% decline.<\/p>\n<p>Guild of Guardians Heroes posted $2.31 million in sales, up 7.41%, while Moonbirds recorded $1.91 million with a 69.75% surge. Pudgy Penguins rounded out the top seven with $1.82 million in sales, down 4.72%.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top NFT sales hit $13.7 million<\/h2>\n<p>The week\u2019s highest-value sale shattered previous records as a $X@AI BRC-20 NFT on Bitcoin sold for $13.73 million (153.5837 BTC) just one day ago. <\/p>\n<p>Two additional $X@AI pieces followed, fetching $1.01 million (11.2771 BTC) two days ago and $895,348 (10.0001 BTC) three days ago.<\/p>\n<p>CryptoPunks claimed two spots among the top five individual sales. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CryptoPunks #9901 sold for $382,027 (120 ETH) four days ago.<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #3077 brought in $325,678 (107.5 ETH) two days ago.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFT market recorded $122.5 million in sales volume over the past week, surging 101.61% from the previous period. 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