- Courtyard and DMARKET became the two most popular weekly NFT sales, while Cryptopunkks rose 43.99% in value.
- Due to the low current ETH prices, one rare Cryptopunk was sold at a loss of $10 million.
- Although top collections such as the boring apes and the stubborn penguins have declined, other smaller projects like Lilpudgys have been featured.
Courtyard led the NFT market this week, with total NFT sales of $18.36 million, up 16.18%, up from the previous week’s $15,874 million. The collection has recorded 141,945 transactions and has 8,712 buyers, making it the most popular platform for sales of all else.
Top #NFT Collection by Weekly Sales Volume
#courtyard #dmarket #cryptopunks #guildofguardians #pudgypenguins #boredapeyachtclub #taprootwizards #mutantapeyachtclub #sorare #panini #dogezuki #lilpudgys pic.twitter.com/udrocf1snk– Phoenix – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) April 17, 2025
DMARKET ranked right behind, with sales rising by $9.95 million, a 17.56% increase. The average transaction amount is much lower, but the high transaction frequency of 268,895 is the company’s consumers active weekly, with 20,562 buyers.
Crypto plants explode despite the small number of buyers
Cryptopunks increased weekly sales by 143.99% by up to $8.01 million. Rather, this collection had only 13 buyers and 24 transactions, indicating that certain players had a huge, high-value transaction. Therefore, the increase in volume can be attributed to the return of wealthy or institutional buyers in the market.
The news comes as another crypto NFT, titled #3100, was recently sold at a loss of $10 million. The Alien Punk is one of ten copies of the work that is currently in existence and sold on April 10 for 4,000 ETH (approximately $6.07 million).
Arkham said the seller bought the NFT for 4,500 ETH in March last year, valued at around $16 million at the time, and ETH was trading for around $3,500. 500 ETH decreased further as the value of Ethereum fell by 56%, leading to total losses.
The Guild of Guardians also recorded an increase in sales records at $1,728,357. The company has attracted 2,437 buyers to 4,255 deals, thus demonstrating people’s interest in the community and ecosystem activity.
Legacy Collections face downward pressure
Previously one of the most popular collections, Pudgy Penguins from the NFT collection experienced a 18,83% decline in weekly sales. It also shows that it achieves only 66 customers and reduces the ultimate consumer profit. The boring APE Yacht Club fell more rapidly, dropping by 28.41%, with 56 transactions and 38 unique buyers delivering a volume of $1.37 million.
The Taproot Wizard is one of the worst performances, with its volume shrinking by 12.58%. There were 113 deals and 61 buyers, but sales were large, at just $1.19 million. The Mutant Ape Yacht Club’s performance was far better, up 9.13% to $1.12 million by 123 buyers.
Emerging projects gain momentum
Lilpudgys showed the most impressive growth rate, except for Cryptopunk, up 27.09% with 328 transactions to reach 639.97k. The relatively low volume indicates an increase in people who are interested in a particular microcap NFT collection while seeking other opportunities.
Other collections such as Sorare and Panini were relatively decreasing, down 7.20% and 14.26%, respectively. Sorare’s participation rate is 81,138 transactions and 13,587 unique buyers, suggesting that it has an active user base. Dogezuki’s trading volume fell 5.77% to $648.01, but it was active with over 11,800 buyers and 13,582 deals.
