{"id":22963,"date":"2026-08-30T06:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T06:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/nft-sales-fall-44-7-to-63-3m-as-ethereum-leads\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T06:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T06:33:17","slug":"nft-sales-fall-44-7-to-63-3m-as-ethereum-leads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/nft-sales-fall-44-7-to-63-3m-as-ethereum-leads\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT sales fall 44.7% to $63.3M as Ethereum leads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">NFT sales volume fell 44.70% to $63.33 million over the past seven days, even as the number of buyer and seller addresses increased sharply across the market.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_d1f2a0310e2d96f7bda4c0a0116d819f\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NFT sales fell 44.70% to $63.33 million, while transactions declined 14.13% to 802,330.<\/li>\n<li>Buyer addresses rose 30.48% to 227,316, while seller addresses climbed 54.64% to 247,373.<\/li>\n<li>Ethereum led with $35.56 million in sales despite recording a 49.01% weekly decline.<\/li>\n<li>Bitcoin placed second with $8.68 million as sales fell 59.53% and buyers rose 41.11%.<\/li>\n<li>Courtyard led collections with $6.09 million, while a Bitcoin NFT sold for $2.14 million.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>According to data from CryptoSlam, captured on Aug. 29 with the seven-day filter selected, global NFT sales declined to approximately $63.33 million from about $114.5 million during the equivalent prior period.<\/p>\n<p>Buyer addresses increased 30.48% to 227,316, while seller addresses jumped 54.64% to 247,373. The figures represent blockchain addresses rather than confirmed individual users.<\/p>\n<p>Transactions moved in the opposite direction, falling 14.13% to 802,330. The combination of more participating addresses and fewer transactions indicates that activity was spread across a larger address base, although the data alone cannot establish whether each address represented a separate market participant.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>The NFT decline occurred as the wider crypto market pulled back. <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/bitcoin-etf-flows-swing-outflow-price-holds-near-77-5k\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bitcoin traded near $77,600<\/a>, while Ether changed hands around $2,440 on Aug. 29. The global crypto market capitalization stood at approximately $2.71 trillion, down more than 2% over 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The NFT and cryptocurrency declines occurred during the same period, but the available data does not establish a direct causal relationship between them.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethereum leads NFT sales with $35.6 million<\/h2>\n<p>Ethereum remained the largest NFT blockchain with $35.56 million in organic sales, down 49.01% from the prior seven-day period. The network also registered $1.66 million in wash-trading volume, which CryptoSlam reports separately from organic sales.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"917\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142751.webp\" alt=\"Ethereum ranked first with $35.6 million in seven-day NFT sales, followed by Bitcoin at $8.7 million and Polygon at $7 million.\" class=\"wp-image-14480522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142751.webp 917w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142751-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142751-768x436.webp 768w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142751-880x500.webp 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 917px) 100vw, 917px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ethereum leads weekly NFT blockchain sales | Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoSlam<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ethereum\u2019s total volume, including wash trading, reached $37.22 million. Its buyer count increased 34.34% to 33,105 despite the drop in sales.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin ranked second with $8.68 million in sales, a 59.53% decline. Wash volume totaled $85,595, bringing its combined figure to $8.77 million. Bitcoin buyer addresses rose 41.11% to 10,161.<\/p>\n<p>Polygon recorded $7.03 million in organic sales, down 34.29%. However, the network also showed $18.19 million in wash volume, more than twice its organic figure. Polygon\u2019s buyer count declined 18.53% to 85,607.<\/p>\n<p>Base placed fourth with $3.57 million in sales, down 13.26%, while its buyers increased 41.61% to 3,070. The network recorded $4.80 million in wash trading, lifting combined volume to $8.37 million.<\/p>\n<p>BNB Chain followed with $2.81 million, down 20.47%, even as buyer addresses rose 90.16% to 16,915. Solana was the strongest performer among the six leading networks, with sales increasing 11.17% to $1.91 million and buyers rising 42.97% to 38,593.<\/p>\n<p>The six networks accounted for approximately $59.56 million, or 94% of global organic NFT sales. Immutable added $1.87 million after an 18.38% increase.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Courtyard tops weekly NFT collection sales<\/h2>\n<p>Polygon-based Courtyard remained the leading collection with $6.09 million in sales, although its total fell by 37.55%. The collection generated 98,531 transactions, down 55.66%, from 17,969 buyer and 11,755 seller addresses.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142813.webp\" alt=\"Courtyard led seven-day NFT collection sales with $6.1 million, ahead of Argonauts at $5.7 million and $X@AGI BRC-20 NFTs at $2.6 million.\" class=\"wp-image-14480523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142813.webp 923w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142813-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142813-768x434.webp 768w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142813-880x498.webp 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtyard tops weekly NFT collection sales | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoSlam<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ethereum-based Argonauts ranked second with $5.70 million across 11,271 transactions. CryptoSlam showed no prior-period percentage change for the collection, suggesting the comparison data was unavailable or unchanged in the captured dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s $X@AGI BRC-20 NFTs placed third with $2.58 million, up 74.89%. Only three transactions, three buyers, and three sellers produced the entire total, making its volume highly concentrated rather than representative of broad collectible trading.<\/p>\n<p>CryptoPunks followed with $2.07 million, up 7.64%. The collection recorded 19 sales involving 17 buyer and 18 seller addresses.<\/p>\n<p>Base-based Beezie generated $1.88 million, down 33.29%, from 11,186 transactions. Only nine buyer addresses participated, compared with 225 seller addresses.<\/p>\n<p>Blokyz ranked sixth with $1.83 million from 4,212 transactions, while Pudgy Penguins placed seventh. Pudgy Penguins sales rose 27.19% to $1.04 million as transactions increased 12.79% to 97.<\/p>\n<p>Bored Ape Yacht Club followed with $977,831 in sales, down 23.03%, alongside 53 transactions and 27 buyer addresses.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bitcoin NFTs lead high-value NFT sales<\/h2>\n<p>A $X@AGI BRC-20 NFT produced the week\u2019s largest individual sale at $2.14 million, settling for 27.1798 BTC about two days before the snapshot. CryptoSlam classified the transaction as an NFT sale, but the dashboard does not provide enough transaction-level information to determine its underlying economic purpose.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1874\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142930.webp\" alt=\"A $X@AGI BRC-20 NFT led weekly individual sales at $2.14 million, while four of the five largest transactions came from the collection.\" class=\"wp-image-14480524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142930.webp 1874w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142930-300x75.webp 300w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142930-1024x256.webp 1024w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142930-768x192.webp 768w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142930-1380x345.webp 1380w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-29-142930-880x220.webp 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1874px) 100vw, 1874px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bitcoin NFTs dominate the week\u2019s largest sales | Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/nfts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoSlam<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sale represented approximately 83% of the collection\u2019s $2.58 million weekly volume and 3.4% of global NFT sales. Such concentration means the collection\u2019s weekly increase largely reflected one transaction.<\/p>\n<p>Flying Tulip PUT #8494 ranked second at $484,791, settled for 200 wrapped Ether seven days earlier. Flying Tulip\u2019s official materials describe its putNFTs as ERC-721 tokens encoding perpetual put positions and redemption rights. The transaction therefore involved a tokenized financial position rather than an ordinary profile-picture or digital-art collectible.<\/p>\n<p>Another $X@AGI BRC-20 NFT ranked third after selling for $442,220, or 5.59 BTC, approximately four days earlier.<\/p>\n<p>A separate NFT from the same collection changed hands for $434,085, settled in 5.5999 BTC, around one hour before the screenshot was captured.<\/p>\n<p>The collection also produced the fifth-largest sale, valued at $386,846 and settled for 5 BTC five days earlier. Four of the five largest transactions came from $X@AGI BRC-20 NFTs, showing that a small number of high-value Bitcoin trades shaped the week\u2019s top-sales table.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/nft-sales-fall-44-7-to-63-3m-as-ethereum-leads\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFT sales volume fell 44.70% to $63.33 million over the past seven days, even as the number of buyer and seller addresses increased sharply across the market. Summary NFT sales fell 44.70% to $63.33 million, while transactions declined 14.13% to 802,330. Buyer addresses rose 30.48% to 227,316, while seller addresses climbed 54.64% to 247,373. 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