{"id":5950,"date":"2025-07-27T19:35:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T19:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-skyrocket-40-to-221m-cryptopunks-jump-590\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T19:35:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T19:35:38","slug":"nft-sales-skyrocket-40-to-221m-cryptopunks-jump-590","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-skyrocket-40-to-221m-cryptopunks-jump-590\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT sales skyrocket 40% to $221m, CryptoPunks jump 590%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The NFT market just posted its strongest weekly performance in months, with sales volume soaring 41% to $221.5 million amid a broader crypto shakeup. <\/p>\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Ethereum (ETH) led the charge, and blue-chip collections like CryptoPunks\u2014up nearly 590%\u2014have reclaimed dominance. While transaction counts dipped slightly, the number of buyers and sellers surged, signaling renewed interest across blockchains like Solana (SOL), Binance Coin (BNB), and Bitcoin (BTC).<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_b288ab86c7f50ce0ad82244138e89028\" 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>CryptoPunks has reclaimed its position as the dominant NFT collection with a 590% surge<\/li>\n<li>The NFT market posted its largest weekly gain in months with 40% growth to $221.5 million in total sales volume<\/li>\n<li>All top five individual NFT sales were CryptoPunks, with the highest reaching 250 ETH ($906,371)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solana jumps to third place<\/h3>\n<p>Ethereum has experienced a 4.5% spike over the last seven days, reaching $3,700. The global cryptocurrency market cap is now $3.87 trillion and remains unchanged from last week.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">CryptoSlam<\/a>, NFT buyers increased by 163.29% to 466,370, and NFT sellers rose by 158.30% to 291,510. However, NFT transactions have declined by 4.05% to 1,531,437.<\/p>\n<p>BNB Chain holds fifth place with $10.1 million, rising 40.10%. Mythos Chain sits in sixth with $7.5 million, down 33.07%. Immutable (IMX) rounds out the top seven with $6.7 million, up 2.22%.<\/p>\n<p>The buyer count has increased across most blockchains, with Polygon leading at 359.06% growth, followed by Solana at 126.35% and Bitcoin at 54.43%.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CryptoPunks sales jump 590%<\/h3>\n<p>CryptoPunks has taken the top spot in collection rankings with $33.7 million in sales, spiking by 589.56%. Courtyard on Polygon has fallen to second place with $9.6 million, declining 32.24%.<\/p>\n<p>The collection has seen substantial decreases in buyers (85.10%) and sellers (97.45%).<\/p>\n<p>Pudgy Penguins holds third place with $8.8 million, down 3.86%. f(x) wstETH position sits in fourth with $8.4 million, rising 41.52%.<\/p>\n<p>Bored Ape Yacht Club has entered the top five with $5.4 million, surging 55.32%. This marks the return of another blue-chip collection to prominence.<\/p>\n<p>Notable high-value sales from this week include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CryptoPunks #4668 sold for 250 ETH ($906,371)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #7674 sold for 199.99 ETH ($744,063)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #1484 sold for 148.5 ETH ($538,384)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #1946 sold for 145 ETH ($525,695)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #8968 sold for 135 ETH ($489,440)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFT market just posted its strongest weekly performance in months, with sales volume soaring 41% to $221.5 million amid a broader crypto shakeup. 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