According to data from CryptoSlam, the non-fungible token (NFT) market has demonstrated remarkable resilience, with total sales volume climbing 12.03% to $67.76 million over the past week, up from $64.95 million. This growth occurred despite a broader cryptocurrency market decline that saw Bitcoin (BTC) fall to the $88,000 level and Ethereum (ETH) lose the $3,000 mark, hovering around $2,900. The global crypto market cap dropped to $2.99 trillion from $3.07 trillion.
Market participation rebounded sharply, with the number of NFT buyers surging 49.30% to 231,210 and sellers jumping 43.43% to 164,944. The total number of transactions remained essentially flat, down just 0.16% to 910,892.
Ethereum led the blockchain rankings with a dominant performance, recording $28.06 million in NFT sales—a massive 45.56% increase from the previous week's $23.93 million. The network attracted 14,433 buyers, a 19.84% rise. BNB Chain held second place with $9.62 million in sales (down 1.60%), while Bitcoin secured third with $7.38 million (up 4.50%). Polygon saw significant growth, climbing to fourth with $4.12 million in sales, a 30.43% weekly increase. In contrast, Solana (SOL) dropped to fifth place with $3.96 million, representing a 25.06% decline from the prior week.
Top collections showed varied performance. Milady Maker on Ethereum claimed the top spot with $3.68 million in sales from just 217 transactions. DMarket on the Mythos blockchain fell to second with $3.09 million (down 30.75%). Courtyard on Polygon surged to third with $2.97 million, a 36.57% weekly increase, and also led in activity with 8,630 buyers and 51,199 transactions. Pudgy Penguins on Ethereum jumped to fourth with $2.21 million, soaring 63.66%. Guild of Guardians Heroes on Immutable-Zk, Bored Ape Yacht Club, and YES BOND on BNB rounded out the top collections.
High-value individual NFT sales were led by Wrapped Ether Rock #38, which sold for $265,594.19 (90 ETH) three days ago, followed by Beeple Spring Collection #100100001 at $186,493.03.