There is a 23.56% increase in the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) over the past week, as $945.2 million in sales were recorded across 15 different blockchains during the past seven days. NFT sales from Ethereum jumped 29.16% in seven days, collecting $863.2 million in sales or 91.32% of $945.2 million in sales. A special NFT collection called Moonbirds has garnered most of this week’s NFT sales volume.
NFT sales jump this week, Moonbirds sales boost volume
After last week’s modest increase in NFT sales, which increased 3.35% and raised $658.4 million in sales in seven days, this week’s NFT sales action improved significantly. On Monday, April 25, Cryptoslam.io’s seven-day metrics indicated that $945.2 million in sales were recorded. Total sales came from 15 different blockchains and while Ethereum sales were the most prominent, Binance Smart Chain (BSC) NFT sales increased by 39.95% and Phantom sales volume by 31.05% this week.
The project that helped drive NFT sales this week is Moonbirds, even though data from seven-day Moonbirds shows collection sales are down 40.58% from a week ago. Moonbirds generated approximately $165,080,212 in sales among 1,309 buyers and 1,821 transactions in last week’s sales. A special Moonbirds sale, Moonbirds #2642, sold at the time of settlement of 350 Ether, or over $1 million, which took place 24 hours earlier on OpenSee. In addition, two more Moonbirds sold last week came close to the $1 million threshold.
Moonbirds #3904 sold for 305 Ether or $902K, and Moonbirds #5602 sold for 299 Ether or $885K. In fact, 11 of the 25 most expensive NFTs sold this week were Moonbirds NFT sales. Meanwhile, Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) had a great week as collection sales increased by 267.20% in seven days. MAYC saw 787 buyers in 1,083 transactions and approximately $104,446,603 in sales volume. Besides this, Board Aap Yacht Club (BAYC) also had a good seven day sale, registering a growth of 231.31% from the previous week.
BAYC captured $74,259,390 in sales among 163 buyers and 233 transactions. Other notable NFT collections that saw a seven-day increase in sales include Murakamiflower Seed, RTFKT MNLTH, Bored Ape Kennel Club (BAKC), Beanz, Clonex, VFriends Series 2 and Cryptopunks. BAKC saw a 764.95% weekly sales increase, capturing just over $32 million in sales. This week, BAYC currently has the most expensive floor price of 139 Ether, followed by Proof Collective NFT, which has a floor value of 118.5 Ether.
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