Over the past two weeks, non-fungible token (NFT) sales have been steadily increasing week over week. However, when we compare the figures from September to August, the story takes a different turn. Data from Cryptoslam.io shows that overall sales of digital collectibles fell 47.9% in September compared to the previous month.
NFT market faces continued decline
August was a tough month for NFT sales, with sales down 41.36% from July. Unfortunately, September brought no relief; it got even worse. A total of $317.77 million in NFT sales were recorded this month, down 47.9% from August.
September’s NFT sales according to cryptoslam.io.
Each of the top five blockchains by NFT sales posted monthly losses. Leading the way was Ethereum with $108.43 million in revenue, but even that represented a 46.57% decline from the previous month. Bitcoin came in second with $63.98 million, followed by Solana’s $61.26 million.
Top five blockchains in terms of digital collectibles sales via cryptoslam.io statistics.
Bitcoin NFT sales for September fell 32.06%, while Solana saw a decline of 41.75%. The top collection for September was Ethereum’s Cryptopunks, which raised $16.51 million. However, that is still a decrease of 10.91% compared to August.
Immutable Solana’s Dogezuki took third place, bringing in just over $10 million in sales in September.
Still, Dogezuki’s sales fell by 10.59%. As for the most expensive NFT sold in the last 30 days, that title goes to Cryptopunk #6915, which changed hands for $1.46 million about a month ago. Arbitrum’s GETH Locked Deposit sold for $419,355, and seven days ago Polygon’s Mining Pass #1574 went for $205,742.
The decline of the NFT market across all major blockchains signals a shift in momentum, with top collections like Cryptopunks and Guild of Guardians unable to escape the downward trend.
As blockchain ecosystems continue to evolve, pressure is increasing for NFT innovation to reignite interest. Both collectors and developers of digital collectibles must navigate this uncertain landscape to find new ways to reinvigorate demand.
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