April NFT Carnage: Sales Drop Over 39% as Market Stalls

Well, it’s official: April was not the NFT “revolution” we all dreamed of. Although crypto as a whole showed some signs of life, NFTs…not so much. In fact, they’ve plunged a staggering 39.62% in just one month. Ethereum is still the big dog, but even it is showing signs of exhaustion, with a 44.86% drop in sales. Ouch. 🥴

When NFTs Drop Like It’s Hot…But in the Worst Way Possible

April was an absolute bloodbath for NFTs. We’re talking a 39.62% drop in total transactions, with a sad little $388.77 million in sales. Buyers vanished, dropping 48.46%, while sellers…well, they “suddenly got busy” and also dipped by 39.05%. If you’ve ever been in a meeting where everything was going downhill, this was that, but with fewer coffee breaks.

But wait, there’s more! The volume of transactions dropped off the cliff like a bad rollercoaster ride, plunging 54.12% from the previous month. And the big names? Ethereum, Polygon, and Bitcoin still held the top spots. But even they couldn’t escape the curse of the red arrows. Ethereum saw a $108.19 million drop (44.86%—yikes), Polygon slid down with a 42.4% decline to $73.84 million, and Bitcoin NFTs? They tanked by 27.25% to $62.45 million.

But hey, there’s always one oddball doing its own thing: Flow. This plucky little blockchain snuck into eighth place with $5.94 million in sales, a 14.9% increase. Not enough to save the whole ship, but hey, we see you, Flow. 👀

Let’s talk collections, because even in a sinking market, the show must go on. The big winner of April was “Courtyard” on Polygon, pulling in $66.42 million, up 20.9%. Then, there was Polkadot’s Mythos-backed Dmarket, which nabbed second place with $39.72 million. And oh, Cryptopunks on Ethereum made it into third place with $18.22 million. Apparently, vintage never dies. 😏

And for those still hanging onto hope, the highest-priced NFT sale of the month was Cryptopunk #3100, fetching a mind-boggling $6.04 million. In second place? An Uncategorized Ordinal, which sold for $558,755. Oh, and don’t forget about the gUSDC locked deposit NFT on Arbitrum, which went for about $500,000. Because who doesn’t love a fancy locked deposit, right? 🤑

In conclusion, 2025 isn’t exactly rolling out the red carpet for NFTs. It’s looking like the sector might need some serious work before it’s ready to bounce back. Stay tuned… or maybe just keep your crypto wallet in a drawer for now. 😬

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