NFT sales surge 19.6% to $152.9m, Doodles dethrones Pudgy Penguins

The NFT market has rebounded despite crypto price weakness, with Bitcoin dipping to $96,000 and Ethereum unable to break past $2,700, hovering around $2,600. As per the latest CoinMarketCap, the global crypto market cap has dropped to $3.18 trillion from last week’s $3.24 trillion. According to CryptoSlam data, NFT sales volume has grown to $152.9 million, marking a 19.60% increase from the previous week. The market has seen expanded participation across all metrics. The weekly data reveals growing market activity: NFT sales volume rose to $152.9 million from $112.7 million NFT buyers increased 64.53% to 335,666 NFT sellers grew 49.30% to 237,123 NFT transactions climbed 4.73% to 1,574,998 Ethereum NFT sales jump Ethereum ( ETH ) NFT sales jumped 42.71% to $79.1 million, with buyers up 36.09% to 41,619. Wash trading increased 44.66% to $37.5 million. Bitcoin ( BTC ) took second place with $20.6 million despite a 26.59% drop. However, buyer numbers rose 40.65% to 23,097. Source: Blockchains by NFT Sales Volume (CryptoSlam) Mythos Chain held third with $15.4 million, up 4.25%. Solana ( SOL ) followed with $10.9 million, rising 13.86%, while Polygon ( POL ) rounded out the top five with $9.2 million, growing 23.35%. You might also like: Coinbase set to win SEC dismissal in ‘major win,’ analyst says Doodles claim second place DMarket maintained its lead with $10.2 million in sales, up 6.59%. The platform kept strong volume with 344,394 transactions and 24,012 buyers. Doodles claimed second place with $9.9 million, rising 32.80%. Pudgy Penguins moved to third with $8.8 million, bouncing back with an 83.01% increase and seeing transaction volume more than double. Courtyard held fourth with $8.2 million, up 23.52%, while LilPudgys entered the top five with $6.3 million, posting a 133.39% surge. Notable sales this week included: CryptoPunks #7685: $166,289 (60 ETH) CryptoPunks #3963: $139,515 (50 ETH) CryptoPunks #5774: $122,773 (44 ETH) CryptoPunks #9813: $121,059 (44.99 ETH) CryptoPunks #8046: $120,659 (44.69 ETH) Read more: Chart of the week: Maker gears to extend rally next week, 15% gains likely