NFT sales are picking up again, even as the wider crypto market struggles.
According to CryptoSlam data, total NFT sales jumped 12.03% last week, reaching $67.76 million, up from $64.95 million the week before. This shows buyers and sellers are slowly returning to the market.
What makes this interesting is that NFTs are rising while major cryptocurrencies are falling. Bitcoin dropped to around $88,000, and Ethereum slipped below $3,000, now trading near $2,900. The overall crypto market cap also fell, sliding from $3.07 trillion to $2.99 trillion. Despite all that, NFTs moved in the opposite direction.
Market activity is clearly improving. The number of NFT buyers surged 49.3% to 231,210, while sellers jumped 43.43% to 164,944. Transactions stayed almost the same, dipping just 0.16% to about 910,892, showing stable trading volume with more people involved.
Ethereum led all blockchains in NFT sales, pulling in $28.06 million, a massive 45.56% increase from last week. Buyer numbers on Ethereum also climbed nearly 20%, even with some wash trading activity reported.
BNB Chain came in second with $9.62 million in sales, while Bitcoin-based NFTs took third place at $7.38 million, showing steady growth and a sharp rise in buyers.
Polygon moved into fourth place with $4.12 million, up over 30%, while Solana slipped to fifth, dropping 25% despite a strong increase in buyers. Mythos Chain and Immutable followed closely behind, with Immutable showing nearly double the number of buyers compared to last week.
Looking at collections, Milady Maker topped the charts with $3.68 million in sales, despite having very few buyers and sellers. DMarket fell to second place after a sharp weekly drop. Courtyard, Pudgy Penguins, Guild of Guardians Heroes, YES BOND, and Bored Ape Yacht Club all posted solid gains, showing strength across different ecosystems.
High-value individual NFT sales also continued, led by Wrapped Ether Rock #38, which sold for over $265,000, followed by works from Beeple, Autoglyphs, and CryptoPunks.
Overall, while crypto prices are under pressure, the NFT market is showing clear signs of life again — with rising sales, more buyers, and growing interest across multiple blockchains.
