According to CryptoSlam data, the NFT market saw a 4.97% decline in sales volume, dropping to $72.53 million from $79.31 million the previous week. Despite this, market participation surged dramatically, with the number of buyers increasing by 77.11% to 293,459 and sellers jumping by 106.26% to 284,166. However, total NFT transactions fell by 12.67% to 940,416.
This downturn occurred alongside broader crypto market weakness, with Bitcoin (BTC) price crashing to the $84,000 level and Ethereum (ETH) losing the $2,800 support. The global crypto market cap plummeted to $2.87 trillion from $3.26 trillion last week.
Among top NFT collections, Algebra Positions NFT-V2 on Ethereum led with $7.26 million in sales, down 7.09%, while DMarket on Mythos blockchain held steady at $6.67 million. Courtyard on Polygon surged 32.58% to $2.97 million, and Pudgy Penguins and CryptoPunks saw gains of 2.26% and 12.57%, respectively. Bored Ape Yacht Club rebounded strongly, with sales surging 37.35% to $1.98 million.
Blockchain-specific sales showed Ethereum maintaining the top spot at $31.08 million (down 6.02%), followed by BNB Chain at $9.22 million (up 6.24%). Bitcoin sales dropped 7.78% to $7.03 million, Polygon rose 21.83% to $4.02 million, and Solana experienced a sharp 41.02% decline to $3.15 million.