{"id":23336,"date":"2026-09-12T21:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T21:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/12\/nft-sales-rise-6-8-to-46-8m-as-bitcoin-trades-surge\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T21:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T21:43:00","slug":"nft-sales-rise-6-8-to-46-8m-as-bitcoin-trades-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/12\/nft-sales-rise-6-8-to-46-8m-as-bitcoin-trades-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT sales rise 6.8% to $46.8M as Bitcoin trades surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">NFT sales reached approximately $46.78 million over the seven days ending Sep. 12, up 6.8% from the previous seven-day period, according to CryptoSlam data. Ethereum led blockchain sales, while a small number of high-value Bitcoin transactions accounted for much of the week\u2019s activity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_61ea1942a6924272ca943828d43f65b9\" 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 rose 6.8% to $46.78 million across the seven-day reporting window.<\/li>\n<li>Buyer addresses fell 84.67% to 41,959, even as transactions rose 48.75% to 917,549.<\/li>\n<li>Ethereum led blockchains with $16.83 million in sales, down 6.36%.<\/li>\n<li>Bitcoin sales climbed 50.12% to $9.44 million, helped by several large BRC-20 NFT trades.<\/li>\n<li>Polygon-based Courtyard topped collections with $6.67 million in sales across 104,404 transactions.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">data<\/a> from CryptoSlam, the increase in dollar sales came alongside a steep drop in the addresses recorded as buyers and sellers. Buyer addresses fell 84.67% to 41,959, while seller addresses declined 85.13% to 43,247. The dashboard recorded 917,549 transactions, up 48.75%.<\/p>\n<p>Those counts describe addresses, not confirmed individual buyers or sellers. They also show why the higher sales total needs context: more transactions took place despite far fewer addresses appearing in the buyer and seller figures.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethereum leads NFT sales with $16.83 million<\/h2>\n<p>Ethereum remained the largest blockchain for NFT sales at $16.83 million, although its total fell 6.36% from the prior period. CryptoSlam recorded 8,271 buyer addresses on Ethereum, down 79.37%, and $794,730 in wash-trading volume. The dashboard lists wash volume separately from sales; the two figures should not be added together.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"929\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131227.webp\" alt=\"Ethereum leads seven-day NFT sales at $16.83 million; Bitcoin ranks second at $9.44 million, up 50.12%.\" class=\"wp-image-14482679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131227.webp 929w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131227-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131227-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131227-880x494.webp 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ethereum leads weekly NFT blockchain sales | Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">CryptoSlam<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bitcoin ranked second with $9.44 million in sales, a 50.12% increase. Its buyer-address count fell 82.79% to 2,255, while listed wash volume was $74,767. Bitcoin\u2019s gain was much stronger than Ethereum\u2019s, but its collection and individual-sale rankings show that a handful of transactions carried a large share of that volume.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>Polygon followed with $7.71 million in sales, up 7.73%, and 13,888 buyer addresses, down 85.34%. CryptoSlam separately displayed $17.11 million in Polygon wash volume. Because that figure is larger than the chain\u2019s listed sales, it should not be read as additional collectible purchases.<\/p>\n<p>BNB Chain ranked fourth at $4.02 million, up 25.99%, followed by Base at $2.48 million, down 35.34%, and Solana at $2.30 million, up 32.91%. Buyer-address counts fell on all six of the leading chains shown in the dashboard, including a 90% decline on BNB Chain and an 86.97% drop on Base.<\/p>\n<p>The six networks together accounted for approximately $42.78 million of the $46.78 million global sales total. Smaller networks supplied the remainder. For U.S. readers following NFT activity across chains, the split matters: Ethereum led in dollar volume, while Bitcoin posted the largest weekly sales gain among the top six.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Courtyard tops weekly NFT collection sales<\/h2>\n<p>Courtyard led collections with $6.67 million in sales on Polygon, up 8.46%. It recorded 104,404 transactions, 16,253 buyer addresses and 14,268 seller addresses. Transactions rose 9.98%, although buyer addresses fell 14.60%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131205.webp\" alt=\"CryptoSlam\u2019s seven-day rankings show Courtyard leading with $6.67 million in sales, followed by Argonauts at $4.36 million.\" class=\"wp-image-14482678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131205.webp 923w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131205-300x172.webp 300w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131205-768x439.webp 768w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131205-880x503.webp 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtyard tops weekly NFT collection sales |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">CryptoSlam<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Courtyard\u2019s NFTs represent ownership of physical collectibles held through its platform, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/polygon.technology\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\">Polygon\u2019s description of the project<\/a>. Its high transaction count therefore sits in a different category of activity from the week\u2019s largest Bitcoin BRC-20 NFT transfers.<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum-based Argonauts ranked second with $4.36 million in sales, up 109.04%. The collection recorded 2,331 transactions and 656 buyer addresses. Despite the increase in sales value, its transaction count fell 25.14% and buyer addresses dropped 21.72%.<\/p>\n<p>The Bitcoin-based $X@AI BRC-20 NFTs collection placed third with $2.90 million, up 217.88%, but reached that total through just nine transactions involving seven buyer addresses. Its largest displayed sale, at $2.10 million, represented about 72% of the collection\u2019s weekly volume. CryptoSlam classified the transfers as NFT sales; the dashboard alone does not establish that they reflect broad demand for conventional digital collectibles.<\/p>\n<p>Another Bitcoin collection, $X@AGI BRC-20 NFTs, ranked fourth at $1.72 million across three transactions. CryptoSlam showed a 7,762.30% weekly increase, a percentage shaped by the small number of sales. Its largest displayed transaction was worth $1.14 million, or roughly two-thirds of the collection\u2019s weekly total.<\/p>\n<p>CryptoPunks followed at $1.13 million across 15 transactions, down 41.84%. BNB Chain\u2019s OI NFT recorded $1.00 million across 2,001 transactions, with 2,001 buyer addresses and two seller addresses. Guild of Guardians Heroes placed seventh at $952,128, down 2.27%, ahead of Bitcoin-based $ATMC BRC-20 NFTs at $920,976, up 80.47%.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bitcoin BRC-20 NFTs dominate the largest sales<\/h2>\n<p>The five largest individual sales displayed by CryptoSlam were all Bitcoin BRC-20 NFTs. The top-ranked $X@AI BRC-20 NFT sold for $2,095,886.72, or 26.2326 BTC, approximately five days before the Sep. 12 screenshot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1872\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131315.webp\" alt=\"CryptoSlam\u2019s seven-day table shows a $X@AI BRC-20 NFT sale for $2.10 million, or 26.2326 BTC, at the top.\" class=\"wp-image-14482680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131315.webp 1872w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131315-300x121.webp 300w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131315-1024x412.webp 1024w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131315-768x309.webp 768w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131315-1380x555.webp 1380w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-12-131315-880x354.webp 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1872px) 100vw, 1872px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Top NFT collectible sales this week | Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/nfts\" target=\"_blank\">CryptoSlam<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A $X@AGI BRC-20 NFT followed at $1,140,988.93, or 14.3755 BTC, approximately three days before the screenshot. Another $X@AGI item sold for $574,078.04, or 7.1817 BTC, roughly six days before it.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth was a $X@AI BRC-20 NFT at $401,684.92, settled for 5.0818 BTC, approximately five days before the screenshot. A further $X@AI item completed the top five at $395,775.82, or 5 BTC, roughly three days before it. Together, those five listed trades were worth about $4.61 million, close to half of Bitcoin\u2019s weekly NFT sales total.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/nft-sales-rise-6-8-to-46-8m-as-bitcoin-trades-surge\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFT sales reached approximately $46.78 million over the seven days ending Sep. 12, up 6.8% from the previous seven-day period, according to CryptoSlam data. Ethereum led blockchain sales, while a small number of high-value Bitcoin transactions accounted for much of the week\u2019s activity. 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