NFT sales have taken a significant nosedive, falling down to just $89.4 million. Underlining this general downturn, within that very same time frame, CryptoPunks themselves have experienced an incredible comeback, with skyrocketing sales increasing by 106%. This mixed bag of activity is testament to the volatile and fluid nature of the NFT market. Some types of collections are able to defy national trends and even flourish. Alongside the CryptoPunk surge, an Uncategorized Ordinals NFT fetched a significant 6 BTC ($558,754), underscoring the continued interest in unique digital assets.

Several high-value NFT transactions have recently occurred. CryptoPunks #741 sold for 317 ETH ($500,944) and CryptoPunks #2301 changed hands for 134 ETH ($233,817). Beyond that, SuperRare #10093 sold for 173,700 USDC ($173,700) and BoredApeYachtClub #6669 was recently sold for 99 ETH ($162,584).

ETH is now trading 0.4% higher on the day, putting the second-largest cryptocurrency right underneath the $1,800 mark. In fact, the total number of NFT buyers has gone up on a variety of different blockchains. At the forefront of this expansion is Solana, leading the pack with a remarkable 83.66% surge in buyer activity. It’s followed closely by Polygon at 57.77% and Bitcoin at 52.82%.

SOL (Solana) has been showing good strength as it achieved $9.2 million in sales, which is up 40.70% Market is currently in first place with $9.9 million in sales. Mythos Chain comes in second place, with $15.1 million in sales.