NFT Sales Jump 57% to $55.5 M in One Week, Led by Ethereum and CryptoPunks

Weekly NFT activity surged to $55.51 million in the seven‑day window ending September 26, marking a 57.17% increase over the prior week. The growth was driven by a sharp rise in buyer participation and strong performance on several blockchains.

Blockchain‑Level Performance

• Ethereum led with $30.33 million in sales, a 113.52% week‑over‑week gain and 19,043 buyer addresses (up 40.61%).
• Polygon posted $7.44 million in sales, up 6.66%, with 37,499 buyer addresses (up 41.04%).
• Bitcoin generated $5.13 million in sales, up 18.33%, and saw buyer addresses rise 45.89% to 7,938.
• Base recorded $3.30 million in sales, up 87.59%.
• BNB Chain contributed $2.66 million, a modest 2.76% increase.
• Immutable delivered $2.39 million, up 32.70%.
• Solana added $2.03 million, up 17.25%.

Top Collections

• CryptoPunks (Ethereum) – $8.24 million in sales, up 1,066.53%.
• Courtyard (Polygon) – $6.56 million in sales, up 6.67%.
• Credits (Ethereum) – $5.18 million in sales.
• Beezie (Base) – $1.69 million in sales, driven by a $1 million single‑sale.
• Bored Ape Yacht Club (Ethereum) – $1.49 million in sales, up 213.39%.

High‑Value Individual Trades

• Beezie #4365 sold for $1 million on Base.
• Two Bitcoin $X@AI BRC‑20 NFTs sold for $519,364 and $409,140 respectively.
• Alchemix V3 Transmuter #229 fetched $398,081 on Ethereum.
• Cardano Warriors – Islands sold for $378,237 on Cardano.

Market Context

During the same period, Bitcoin price hovered around $83,914 (+3.60%) and Ethereum near $2,686 (+2.70%). Total crypto market capitalization was approximately $2.97 trillion, according to CoinGecko.