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The number of recorded non-fungible token ($NFT) sales during the last 30 days consisted of roughly 362,374 sales. During the past 30 days, the leading $NFT marketplace Opensea processed $2.39 billion, up 22.88% since last month. Decentraland volume jumped 192% since last month reaching more than $28 million in sales.
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During the last month of the year, the metaverse and non-fungible token ($NFT) hype has continued to remain strong. Over the last week, Decentraland and The Sandbox processed a significant amount of sales.
Seven-day metrics indicate The Sandbox saw $19.3 million in sales while Decentraland did $6.6 million. 30-day stats show Decentraland’s $28 million in sales pushed it up closed to 200% more than last month.
While Opensea sales spiked 22.88% this past month, Solana’s Magic Eden marketplace saw $148.86 million in monthly sales, up 86.9%. Superrare’s $26 million in 30 day sales pushed it up 15% since last month.
The Wax blockchain $NFT marketplace Atomicmarket had $38.96 million in sales which is down 73%. Rarible’s $NFT market sales dropped 4.5% last month with $18.27 million in sales recorded. Foundation saw $10.38 million in monthly sales (down 11.94%) and Aavegotchi had $5.78 million in sales (down 35%).
Despite the discussions online concerning Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) $NFT floor prices jumping just above Cryptopunk (CP) $NFT floor values, the biggest sale this month was Cryptopunk #4156 sold two weeks ago for 2.5K $ETH or $10.35 million at the time of sale.
Moreover, the sixth-largest sale this past month was Cryptopunk #9953 which sold for 399.69 $ETH or $1.57 million. While CP floor prices are just above BAYC floor value, they are roughly the same at 52 to 53.5 ether per $NFT. CP’s daily media price is higher (56 $ETH) than BAYC’s daily median value (55 $ETH) at the time of writing.
The most expensive BAYC sold this past month was Bored Ape Yacht Club #9452 which sold for $1.42 million or 347 ether. Furthermore, Bored Ape Yacht Club #9449 sold for 285 ether or $1.17 million four weeks ago.
While five CPs made the top 15 most expensive $NFT sales this month, only two BAYCs made it into the top 15 rankings. Another notable sale during the last 30 days was the Axie Infinity #1157920892 purchase for 550 $ETH or $2.33 million. The top 15 $NFT sales in the last 30 days captured $41.56 million.