{"id":8622,"date":"2025-08-23T11:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T11:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-drop-25-to-134m-cryptopunks-plunge-59\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T11:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T11:33:17","slug":"nft-sales-drop-25-to-134m-cryptopunks-plunge-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-drop-25-to-134m-cryptopunks-plunge-59\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT sales drop 25% to $134m, CryptoPunks plunge 59%"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The NFT market has experienced a sharp correction with sales volume dropping by 25.78% to $134 million. This reversal follows the previous week\u2019s recovery.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_4e7677528a9f7569fd83118af7af5d37\" 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 fall 25% to $134M, but buyers and sellers both rise over 25%<\/li>\n<li>Polygon and BNB post strong gains while Ethereum sales drop 41%<\/li>\n<li>Courtyard leads collections with $14.7M sales, CryptoPunks plunge 59%<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>As per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">CryptoSlam<\/a> data, despite the sales decline, market participation has continued to expand. NFT buyers have grown by 25.74% to 450,096, and NFT sellers have risen by 25.91% to 321,107. NFT transactions have increased by 6.26% to 1,652,284.<\/p>\n<p>The market situation is also volatile as the Bitcoin (BTC) price has dropped to the $115,000 level. At the same time, Ethereum (ETH) has risen to $4,700. The global crypto market cap is now $3.98 trillion, up from last week\u2019s market cap.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethereum maintains lead in sales<\/h3>\n<p>Ethereum has maintained its leading position with $60.7 million in sales, though declining 41.63% from the previous week. Ethereum\u2019s wash trading has fallen by 55.47% to $13.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>BNB (BNB) Chain has held second place with $20.6 million, rising 10.63%. Polygon (POL) has climbed back to third position with $16.1 million, surging 37.86%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Blockchains by NFT Sales Volume (CryptoSlam)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mythos Chain remains in fourth with $9.7 million, up 3.17%. Solana (SOL) sits in fifth with $7.5 million and dropped 13.63%.<\/p>\n<p>Immutable (IMX) holds sixth place with $7.2 million, down 10.70%. Cardano (ADA) has entered the top seven with $3.1 million, jumping 48.96%.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NFT buyer count jumps<\/h3>\n<p>The buyer count has increased across most blockchains, with Cardano leading at 91.41% growth, followed by BNB Chain at 84.48% and Immutable at 72.18%.<\/p>\n<p>Courtyard on Polygon has reclaimed the top spot in collection rankings with $14.7 million in sales, surging 41.01%. The collection has seen growth in buyers (186.96%) and transactions (45.28%).<\/p>\n<p>SpinNFTBox on BNB Chain holds second place with $10.9 million, rising 39.83%. The collection continues to be dominated by a single seller despite having 1,424 buyers.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>CryptoPunks has fallen to third place with $8.7 million, plunging 59.28%. The collection has seen decreases across all metrics, including transactions (56.98%), buyers (52.78%), and sellers (30.23%).<\/p>\n<p>Moonbirds sits in fourth with $7.4 million, up 29.94%. DMarket holds fifth place with $4.6 million, rising 8.70%. Guild of Guardians Heroes rounds out the top six with $4.2 million, growing 18.72%.<\/p>\n<p>Notable high-value sales from this week include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CryptoPunks #1082 sold for 80 ETH ($350,969)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #2596 sold for 72.99 ETH ($315,628)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #5477 sold for 66 ETH ($285,187)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #3704 sold for 63 ETH ($271,922)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #8864 sold for 56.5 ETH ($269,994)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFT market has experienced a sharp correction with sales volume dropping by 25.78% to $134 million. This reversal follows the previous week\u2019s recovery. 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