<p>NFT sales have fallen 35.37% to $42.13 million over the past seven days, while trading activity has picked up and Ethereum has returned to first place among blockchains.</p>
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   <li>Weekly NFT sales totaled $42.13 million, despite more participating wallets and a higher transaction count.</li>
   <li>Buyer addresses rose 44.10% to 216,012, while transactions climbed 30.54% to 935,198.</li>
   <li>Ethereum led blockchain sales with $13.17 million, although its weekly volume fell 17.53%.</li>
   <li>Bitcoin sales dropped 79.89% to $6.27 million, placing the network behind Ethereum and Polygon.</li>
   <li>Courtyard topped collections with $8.58 million, while a $2.82 million Bitcoin transaction led individual sales.</li>
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<p>According to <a href="https://www.cryptoslam.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">data</a> from CryptoSlam, seller addresses rose 46.59% to 192,788 during the seven-day period. Buyers, sellers, and transactions all moved higher even as the dollar value of sales declined.</p>
<p>Dividing the $42.13 million sales total by 935,198 transactions puts the average recorded transaction at approximately $45.05. Based on the dashboard’s percentage changes, average transaction value fell roughly 50.5% from the preceding period.</p>
<p>Separately, CoinGecko’s market showed Bitcoin trading near $77,206 and Ethereum at approximately $2,242 during reporting on Oct. 31. Total cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at around $2.69 trillion.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="ethereum-leads-nft-sales-as-bitcoin-volume-falls-nearly-80">Ethereum leads NFT sales as Bitcoin volume falls nearly 80%</h2>
<p>Ethereum recorded $13.17 million in sales, down 17.53%, while buyer addresses rose 37.06% to 35,285. The network accounted for approximately 31.3% of global NFT sales.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img width="775" height="418" src="https://media.crypto.news/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-31-115642.webp" alt="CryptoSlam’s weekly blockchain rankings show Ethereum with $13.17 million in NFT sales, Polygon with $9.40 million and Bitcoin with $6.27 million." style="aspect-ratio:1.8541165693347075;width: 100%;height:auto">
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  Ethereum led seven-day NFT sales with $13.17 million, followed by Polygon and Bitcoin | Source: CryptoSlam
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<p>Polygon followed with $9.40 million, gaining 12.43% over the week. Its buyer count reached 49,052, up 25.92%, while Bitcoin slipped to third place with $6.27 million.</p>
<p>Despite Bitcoin’s 79.89% sales decline, buyer addresses on the network rose 57.79% to 13,540.</p>
<p>The ranking reverses the order in the <a href="https://crypto.news/weekly-nft-sales-bitcoin-takes-the-lead/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">previous weekly snapshot</a>, when crypto.news reported that Bitcoin had overtaken Ethereum.</p>
<p>BNB Chain took fourth place with $3.99 million, up 22.48%. Its buyer count jumped 213.46% to 37,204, the largest percentage gain among the eight leading networks shown.</p>
<p>Panini ranked fifth as sales climbed 878.60% to $2.50 million. Immutable recorded $2.30 million, down 16.67%, followed by Base with $1.96 million, up 31.49%. Solana generated $1.41 million, gaining 18.55%, and had the highest buyer count among those networks at 58,708.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="courtyard-takes-first-place-as-panini-america-sales-jump">Courtyard takes first place as Panini America sales jump</h2>
<p>Courtyard led collections with $8.58 million in sales, up 13.50%, accounting for approximately 20.4% of the global total.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img width="770" height="425" src="https://media.crypto.news/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-31-115654.webp" alt="CryptoSlam’s weekly collection rankings show Courtyard leading with $8.58 million, followed by $8888 BRC-20 NFTs at $2.82 million and Panini America at $2.50 million." style="aspect-ratio:1.8118309859154929;width: 100%;height:auto">
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  Courtyard led seven-day NFT collection sales with $8.58 million | Source: CryptoSlam
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<p>The Polygon collection recorded 138,227 transactions, down 0.12%. Buyer addresses fell 7.61% to 18,637, while sellers edged up 1.01% to 15,630. Its weekly sales averaged approximately $62.07 per transaction.</p>
<p>Second-ranked $8888 BRC-20 NFTs generated $2.82 million from a single transaction involving one buyer and one seller. Its displayed sales gain of 346,039.90% came alongside a 50% drop in transactions, buyers, and sellers.</p>
<p>Panini America followed with $2.50 million, up 878.60%. Transactions climbed 1,048.91% to 162,685, while buyers rose 152.76% to 1,418 and sellers gained 72.16% to 2,474.</p>
<p>CryptoPunks placed fourth with $2.01 million, up 22.83%, across 28 transactions. The collection recorded 19 buyers and 18 sellers, with transactions rising 115.38%.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="bored-ape-sales-retreat-as-uniswap-positions-climb">Bored Ape sales retreat as Uniswap positions climb</h2>
<p>A BNB collection listed under an address beginning 0x452a5a324da0386ccd8756f ranked fifth with $1.40 million across 2,114 transactions. The table showed 2,114 buyers and one seller.</p>
<p>Bored Ape Yacht Club followed with $1.35 million, down 62.29%. Its 87 transactions involved 42 buyers and 45 sellers, with all three activity measures declining.</p>
<p>Guild of Guardians Heroes generated $1.22 million, falling 18.71%, across 914 transactions. Buyers dropped 10.05% to 546, while sellers fell 9.85% to 549.</p>
<p>Uniswap V3 Positions NFT-V1 rounded out the visible top eight with $1.09 million, up 11,130.05%. Transactions rose 48% to 37, involving 15 buyers and six sellers.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="a-2-82-million-bitcoin-sale-tops-individual-transactions">A $2.82 million Bitcoin sale tops individual transactions</h2>
<p>The largest recorded sale was an $ 8,888 BRC-20 entry that changed hands for $2,820,105.64, or 34.845 BTC. It represented nearly 45% of Bitcoin’s weekly sales and approximately 6.7% of global volume.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img width="1478" height="552" src="https://media.crypto.news/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-31-115726.webp" alt="CryptoSlam’s top individual NFT sales, led by a $2.82 million $8888 BRC-20 entry, followed by Uniswap V3 Positions NFT-V1 #443 at $1 million.">
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  A $8888 BRC-20 transaction led seven-day individual NFT sales at $2.82 million | Source: CryptoSlam
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<p>Uniswap V3 Positions NFT-V1 #443 followed at $1 million, paid in USDC. A $X@AI BRC-20 entry ranked third at $420,321.95, or 5.2542 BTC.</p>
<p>WrappedSuperRare #1763 sold for $400,434.97, followed by Bored Ape Yacht Club #3439 at $203,021.52, paid in 86.5 WETH.</p>
<p>TokenA #70 fetched $155,500 in USDT. CryptoPunks #8879 recorded a $106,327.97 sale for 45 ETH, while BEEE Different #3865 changed hands for $97,000 in USDT.</p>
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