NFT sales fall 23% to $40.9m as Panini jumps 557%

Separately, CoinGecko listed Bitcoin near $84,638, and Ethereum at approximately $2,676 when checked on Oct. 3. The broader cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at approximately $2.98 trillion.

Ethereum leads $NFT sales with $17.08 million

CryptoSlam ranked Ethereum first with $17.08 million in sales, down 42.01%. The network accounted for approximately 41.8% of the global total, while its buyer count increased 57.75% to 30,041.

Ethereum’s separately recorded wash-trading volume fell 15.40% to $908,894. Its sales and wash-trading columns together totaled approximately $17.99 million.

Polygon followed with $8.21 million in sales, up 12.89%, and 47,606 buyer addresses, an increase of 26.97%. The network accounted for approximately 20.1% of overall sales.

Polygon also recorded $22.98 million in wash trading, up 22.44%, exceeding its sales volume. CryptoSlam’s combined total for the network was $31.19 million; the $8.21 million sales figure determines its second-place ranking.

Bitcoin placed third with $3.83 million, down 25.56%, while buyer addresses rose 30.73% to 10,377. Its wash-trading volume fell 24.93% to $82,563, compared with a combined total of approximately $3.92 million.

Base ranked fourth with $2.25 million in sales, down 21.98%. Buyer addresses increased 14.96% to 3,373, while wash trading rose 79.93% to $4.80 million. Including that separate category, Base’s combined volume reached $7.05 million.