The NFT market had a fairly quiet week when it comes to sales dollars, but activity behind the scenes picked up in a big way.
Over the past week, total NFT sales reached about $61.5 million, up just 1.5% from the previous week. That’s not a huge jump. But the real story isn’t the money—it’s the people coming back into the market.
The number of NFT buyers jumped more than 120%, reaching nearly 135,000 buyers. Sellers also surged, rising almost 99% to about 112,000. That kind of growth shows interest is clearly picking up again.
This increase in activity came as crypto prices moved higher. Bitcoin climbed back to around $95,000, while Ethereum moved above $3,200. At the same time, the total crypto market value rose to about $3.22 trillion, up from $3.09 trillion last week.
Ethereum stayed on top among blockchains. It recorded about $29 million in NFT sales, up more than 13% for the week. Buyer activity on Ethereum exploded, with the number of buyers jumping over 420%. Wash trading on Ethereum came in at roughly $3.9 million during the same period.
Bitcoin took second place with $9.3 million in NFT sales. That figure was lower than the previous week, but buyer numbers still more than tripled, showing strong interest even as sales dipped.
BNB Chain ranked third with $7.7 million in sales and saw a massive rise in buyers. Immutable followed with just over $4 million, while Panini rounded out the top five despite a small decline.
Other networks had mixed results. Base posted strong growth, while Solana saw a sharp drop in sales compared to last week.
When it came to collections, YES BOND on BNB Chain led the rankings with $3.26 million in sales. CryptoPunks came next with $2.73 million, even though sales were down. Ape.bond Bonds followed closely after, posting strong weekly gains.
Several familiar names stayed active, including Panini America, Guild of Guardians Heroes, Good Vibes Club, and Pudgy Penguins, with mixed performance across the board.
High-value sales were dominated by Bitcoin NFTs. The biggest sale of the week was a $X@AI BRC-20 NFT that sold for $1.1 million, followed by another from the same collection at just under $900,000. CryptoPunks also claimed multiple spots among the top individual sales.
In simple terms, NFT sales dollars didn’t move much this week—but participation exploded. With crypto prices rising and more buyers and sellers jumping back in, the market is showing early signs of renewed energy.
