NFT Market Surges 101% to $122.5M in Weekly Rebound—Latest NFT News

The NFT market delivered a stunning performance update this week, posting $122.5 million in sales volume—a remarkable 101.61% spike that defies broader crypto market headwinds. This latest NFT news underscores the sector’s resilience, as buyers and sellers flooded back to the network, with transaction activity jumping across nearly every major blockchain.

The surge is particularly striking given the macro environment. Bitcoin has retreated to around $89,000, while Ethereum dipped below $3,000. The global crypto market cap contracted to $3.02 trillion from $3.22 trillion the week prior. Yet amid this pullback, NFT activity surged, with weekly sales more than doubling and buyer participation climbing 38.75% to 187,288 unique purchasers.

Record-Breaking Bitcoin BRC-20 Sale Shakes the Market

The week’s most eye-catching moment came courtesy of a single transaction: a $13.73 million Bitcoin BRC-20 NFT sale that reset weekly benchmarks. This blockbuster deal—equivalent to 153.5837 BTC—represents the kind of high-conviction buying that has historically driven NFT cycles and continues to attract institutional-grade valuations.

Two additional $X@AI pieces amplified the momentum, with sales of $1.01 million (11.2771 BTC) and $895,348 (10.0001 BTC) following close behind. These Bitcoin-native NFTs have rapidly become the season’s dominant story, and the latest NFT news highlights their outsize impact on weekly aggregates. Transaction counts surged 7.99% to 702,526, while sellers increased 47.19% to 164,685, reflecting heightened market engagement across both buyers and sellers.

Ethereum Reclaims Top Spot in Blockchain Rankings

When it comes to NFT volume, Ethereum remains the heavyweight champion. The network processed $77.57 million in sales over the past seven days—a towering 179.42% jump from the previous week. Ethereum attracted 23,994 buyers, up 38.03% from the prior period, though wash trading activity on the network reached $4.63 million during the same timeframe.

Bitcoin secured a commanding second-place finish with $21.66 million in sales, jumping 126.61% week-over-week. The network drew 8,333 buyers, marking a 60.71% increase in participation.

BNB Chain rounded out the top tier with $7.52 million in sales—though this represented a modest 3.20% decline, buyer activity on the chain surged 68.29% to 24,784. Immutable (IMX) held fourth position at $3.70 million (down 10.98%), while Base captured fifth with $3.55 million, posting an impressive 88.69% gain. Solana completed the top-six blockchain rankings with $3.32 million in volume, up 8.85%, as buyer count jumped 84.73% to 30,235.

NFT Collections See Mixed Results; Flying Tulip PUT Dominates

Flying Tulip PUT on Ethereum commanded the collection rankings with $51.57 million in trading volume, maintaining flat performance week-over-week. The collection processed 2,103 transactions generated by 1,516 distinct buyers.

$X@AI BRC-20 NFTs captured second place with $15.71 million in sales—a staggering 687.41% surge. Despite the astronomical gains, the collection closed just nine transactions from seven buyers, a testament to the outsized ticket sizes driving recent volumes.

YES BOND on BNB Chain landed third with $4.18 million, climbing 28.15%. CryptoPunks posted a noteworthy recovery with $4.01 million in the fourth position—a 46.74% rebound that stands in stark contrast to last week’s 23.81% pullback. Guild of Guardians Heroes logged $2.31 million (up 7.41%), while Moonbirds recorded $1.91 million with a robust 69.75% jump. Pudgy Penguins rounded out the top seven with $1.82 million, declining 4.72%.

Institutional Buying Signals Underpin CryptoPunks Revival

CryptoPunks, one of the industry’s blue-chip collections, claimed two slots on the week’s top individual sales leaderboard—a bullish signal for the segment. CryptoPunks #9901 fetched $382,027 (120 ETH) four days ago, while CryptoPunks #3077 generated $325,678 (107.5 ETH) two days prior. These sales suggest sustained whale interest in flagship NFT brands, even as the broader market navigates macro uncertainty.

The combination of record-setting BRC-20 activity, strong Ethereum performance, and renewed institutional buying in blue-chip collections shapes this week’s NFT news narrative—one of surprising strength and continued risk appetite in an alternative asset class that continues to defy easy categorization.