The cryptocurrency market is facing serious problems in 2022. Interest in the industry has decreased significantly. This also affected the popularity of non-interchangeable tokens. However, NFT collectors still did not leave the market and continued to participate in the purchase of virtual art objects.
As of December 29, 2022, the leader in terms of transaction volumes for the week was Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC). This digital collection is one of the most popular on the market. Over the past 7 days, users have made purchases totaling $15.12 million. Interestingly, this indicator fell by 44.4% compared to the same data for the previous week. A total of 174 transactions were carried out, which is also 48% less than in the previous period.
In second place was Otherdeed. Collectors bought $10.78 million worth of items, which exceeded the figures of the last seven days by 115.8%. In total, 3,692 transactions were made, which is 78% more than a week earlier, and 965 new owners were added to the digital art collection.
The third place in the list went to Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC). Traders secured transactions with this NFT meeting in the amount of $9.2 million, which is 30.9% less than in the previous seven-day period. A total of 463 transactions were carried out.
It was worth noting that the Pudgy Penguins collection has been very popular in the last week. Well-known Chinese journalist Colin Wu noted that this NFT project had a transaction volume of more than 1,500 ETH over the past 7 days, an increase of 597%. the minimum price of a digital item exceeded 7.3 ETH, adding 44%. The expert noted that 44% of penguins have been held by their owners for more than a year.
According to Cryptoslam, transactions worth $4.99 million were made with Pudgy Penguins, which is 150% higher than in the previous week. The meeting has 675 new owners.