{"id":9339,"date":"2025-08-30T20:08:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T20:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-plunge-to-129-6m-pudgy-penguins-jump-63\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T20:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T20:08:10","slug":"nft-sales-plunge-to-129-6m-pudgy-penguins-jump-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/nft-sales-plunge-to-129-6m-pudgy-penguins-jump-63\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT sales plunge to $129.6m, Pudgy Penguins jump 63%"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The non-fungible token (NFT) market has continued its downward trend, with sales volume falling 8.53% to $129.6 million.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_ad0fe6c400bc2c2bcb74c8cad6a5ee7e\" 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 declined 8.5% to $129.6 million amid broader crypto market weakness<\/li>\n<li>Pudgy Penguins stands out as the week\u2019s top performer with 63% growth<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks maintained its premium status with all top five individual sales<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>According to data from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">CryptoSlam<\/a>, market participation has surged once again, with NFT buyers rising by 18.06% to 541,831, and NFT sellers increasing by 17.05% to 385,179. NFT transactions have grown by 11.96% to 1,814,788.<\/p>\n<p>The slump is closely tied to the overall market situation. The Bitcoin (BTC) price has dropped to the $108,000 level.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Ethereum (ETH) has dropped to $4,300. The global crypto market cap is now $3.75 trillion, down from last week\u2019s market cap of $3.98 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Polygon sales jump 16%<\/h3>\n<p>Ethereum has maintained its leading position, with $54.5 million in sales, and has dropped 8.24% from the previous week. Ethereum\u2019s wash trading has surged by 42.68% to $20.1 million.<\/p>\n<p>Polygon (POL) has maintained second place with $18.9 million with a 16.12% surge. BNB (BNB) Chain holds third position with $13.4 million, falling 34.77%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Blockchains by NFT Sales Volume (CryptoSlam)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mythos Chain sits in fourth with $10.2 million, up 4.71%. Bitcoin rounds out the top five with $7.7 million, declining 30.28%.<\/p>\n<p>Immutable (IMX) holds sixth place with $6.8 million, a 4.95% decrease. Solana (SOL) occupies seventh with $5.7 million, falling 20.44%.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NFT buyer counts surge across blockchains<\/h3>\n<p>The buyer count has increased across most blockchains. As per the data, Solana leads at 39.47% growth, followed by Polygon at 42.66% and Bitcoin at 31.55%.<\/p>\n<p>Courtyard on Polygon has retained the top spot in collection rankings with $17.6 million in sales, rising 19.44%. The collection has seen growth in transactions (8.58%) and sellers (14.67%) while buyers declined by 57.77%.<\/p>\n<p>CryptoPunks has fallen to second place with $7.1 million and dropped 17.95%. The collection has seen decreases in transactions (18.92%) and sellers (25%) while buyer counts remained flat.<\/p>\n<p>Pudgy Penguins has climbed to third position with $5.2 million with a 63.39% jump. The collection has seen growth across all metrics, including transactions (89.66%), buyers (60%), and sellers (46.81%).<\/p>\n<p>DMarket holds fourth place with $5.1 million, representing a 10.01% increase. Moonbirds sits in fifth place with $4.4 million, a decline of 36.57%. SpinNFTBox on BNB Chain completes the top six with $4.2 million, falling 60.93%.<\/p>\n<p>Notable high-value sales from this week include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CryptoPunks #4619 sold for 96 ETH ($446,764)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #2400 sold for 73.5 ETH ($324,076)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #5273 sold for 65 ETH ($283,399)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #1721 sold for 60 ETH ($274,171)<\/li>\n<li>CryptoPunks #6373 sold for 55 ETH ($261,046)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The non-fungible token (NFT) market has continued its downward trend, with sales volume falling 8.53% to $129.6 million. 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