NFT Sales Surge Drives BNB Chain to Top Spot

NFT trading came roaring back last week, and the numbers tell a story that doesn’t quite line up with what’s happening in the broader crypto market. Data from CryptoSlam, captured on September 5, shows a sharp NFT sales surge of 55.6%, pushing weekly volume to approximately $75.54 million — up from roughly $48.55 million in the previous seven-day stretch. The twist: fewer trades actually happened, and one blockchain nobody expected suddenly jumped to the top of the leaderboard.

Key takeaways

• NFT sales climbed 55.6% to about $75.54 million over the past seven days, even as total transactions fell 14.77% to 650,332.
• BNB Chain overtook Ethereum, posting $32.75 million in organic sales — a 1,042% jump week over week.
• Ethereum’s sales dropped 14.23% to $18.94 million, despite buyer addresses rising 21.13% to 40,098.
• Courtyard remained the top NFT collection with $6.32 million in sales, roughly 8.4% of global volume.
• The week’s largest single trade was a Bitcoin-based $REWD BRC-20 NFT that sold for 10 BTC, worth about $796,863.

NFT sales surge 55.6% while trading activity thins out

The headline figure is straightforward: NFT sales rose to $75.54 million, a jump of 55.6% from the prior week’s $48.55 million, according to CryptoSlam’s seven-day snapshot. But the details underneath complicate the picture of a booming market. Total transactions actually fell 14.77%, dropping to 650,332 from a larger base the week before. That means the same or fewer trades generated substantially more dollar volume — a pattern that usually points to bigger-ticket sales rather than broader participation.