This week's sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) were 10.88% less than the previous week. This week, NFT sales were $118.02million lower than last week's $132.43million. The market capitalizations of the two largest NFT collections have declined significantly over the past seven days. Bored Ape Yacht Club lost 21.29% in market value, while Cryptopunks' market capitalization fell by 19.18 strong>
NFT Prices and Sales Nosedive
NFTs have had a disappointing week, as prices and sales have fallen in line with falling crypto asset values. According to statistics, a lot of NFT collections lost significant market value over the past week. Metrics show that Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC's) floor value was $114,388 on September 13, 2022 and is now around $90,026. BAYC's September 13 market value was $1.14 Billion. Today, it is down 21.29% at $900.25 Million.
Data indicates that Cryptopunks were the second-most expensive NFT floor value on September 13. This is still true today. The last Cryptopunk was priced at $98,941, but you can now get one for $79,000. The market cap of Cryptopunks has fallen 19.18% in the last week. This is true for most blue-chip NFT collections, including PROOF Collective and Mutant Ape Yacht Club, Castaways, Doodles, and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC).
The seven-day statistics reveal that the BAYC NFT compilation is the one with the highest sales this week, with $8,603,290 in trades. BAYC's sales increased 17.33%, while RENGA has the second-largest NFT collection by weekly sales. The RENGA NFT Collection has been able to print $5822,323 in seven day sales, an increase of 121.08% from last week. However, overall NFT sales across 17 blockchains tracked by cryptoslam.io have fallen 10.88% from last week.
Solana (SOL), which had the highest number of digital collectibles sales, was second with Ethereum (ETH) taking the top spot in NFT sales. ETH-based NFT sales fell 1.66% from last week, with $79.05m in seven-day sales. SOL-based NFTs sales are down 42.11% this week, with $23.71million. NFT sales saw an increase in both Immutable X and Flow. Sales of Flow NFT increased by 59.42%, while ImmutableX NFT sales rose by a substantial 790.96%.
Bored Ape #441 and Bored Ape #2987 were the most valuable NFTs this week. They also included Bored Ape #5733 and Bored Ape #5733. Bored Ape #4179 and Bored Ape #11846. Bored Ape #441 was sold for 351,000 DAI, and Bored Ape #297 was sold for 215.38ether or $296,000.404. Bored Ape #5733 sold three days ago for 120ether or $176.458, while Bored Ape #4179 was sold for 123ether or $176.307. The fifth most expensive Bored Ape #1846, which was purchased for 106ether or $151,939, was sold four days ago.
What do you think of this week's NFT sales falling more than 10% compared to last week? Please comment below to let us know your thoughts on this topic.
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Statistics
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- You can only purchase gold bars at least 99.5% purity. (forbes.com)
- This is a 15% margin that has shown no stable direction of growth but fluctuates seemingly at random. (smartasset.com)
- If you take distributions before hitting 59.5, you’ll owe a 10% penalty on the amount withdrawn. (lendedu.com)
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The key is to save regularly and consistently over time. You may not be eligible for any tax benefits if your contribution is less than the maximum allowed.
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By: Jamie Redman
Title: This Week’s NFT Sales Slide, Bored Ape Market Cap Drops 21%, Floor Prices Sink Lower
Sourced From: news.bitcoin.com/this-weeks-nft-sales-slide-bored-ape-market-cap-drops-21-floor-prices-sink-lower/
Published Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 05:30:33 +0000
