The non-fungible token market has experienced a dramatic resurgence, recording weekly sales of $144.8 million and marking a substantial 37.10% increase that represents the sector’s strongest performance in recent months. This impressive rally coincided with itcoin">Bitcoin’s climb toward $105,000 and broader cryptocurrency market momentum, as the total crypto market cap expanded from $3.28 trillion to $3.29 trillion. The surge in NFT activity has been accompanied by remarkable growth in market participation, with buyer numbers increasing by 50.56% to reach 1,061,348 participants, while seller counts rose 8.09% to 38,494 and total transactions grew 7.88% to 1,749,437.
In a historic shift for the NFT ecosystem, Immutable X has successfully dethroned Ethereum from its long-held leadership position, capturing $41.7 million in sales with an extraordinary 156.01% weekly surge. This marks one of the first occasions in months where Ethereum has lost its dominant market position, falling to second place with $31.5 million in sales despite maintaining solid 6.69% growth. The blockchain rankings have been further reshuffled with itcoin">Bitcoin securing third place at $19.4 million (up 22.55%), followed by Polygon in fourth with $18.5 million (up 32.91%), and Mythos Chain rounding out the top five with $14.1 million in sales volume.
Gaming-focused NFT collections have emerged as the primary drivers of this market expansion, with Guild of Guardians Heroes leading collection rankings at $24.7 million in sales and impressive 132.53% growth. This gaming collection has directly benefited from Immutable’s blockchain surge, while Guild of Guardians Avatars also secured a top-three position with $10.3 million in sales and 108.61% growth. Other notable performers include Courtyard on Polygon with $17.2 million (up 36.33%) and a surprising surge from Uncategorized Ordinals on itcoin">Bitcoin, which rocketed 1,556.66% to $7.6 million in sales.
Despite the overall market euphoria, traditional blue-chip collections have shown mixed performance, with CryptoPunks notably dropping out of the top collection rankings entirely despite recording several high-value individual sales including CryptoPunks #1831 for 150 ETH ($389,846). The broader trend indicates a shift toward gaming and utility-focused NFTs, with buyer growth strongest on Polygon (35.63%), Solana (27.41%), and itcoin">Bitcoin (23.22%), suggesting diversification away from Ethereum-dominated collections toward more affordable and gaming-oriented blockchain ecosystems.
