The number of investors buying NFTs increases by +20% this Christmas week

The much-anticipated Christmas event treated fans to heartwarming messages, festive cheer and exciting sporting moments, with many celebrities and teams sharing their warm wishes and gratitude. The cryptocurrency and non-fungible token communities also found it fun, with some leveraging blockchain technology to give gifts to their families and friends. In response to this celebratory hype, the number of investors purchasing collections of non-fungible tokens has increased, jumping more than 27% from last week.

NFT buyers increase by +20% this week

Data compiled by cryptoslam.io, an on-chain crypto and non-fungible token collectible explorer that tracks digital collectibles across more than 20 blockchain networks, shows that the number of crypto users trading non-fungible tokens increased by 27% over the past week. Over the past seven days, the global NFT market has seen over 300,000 traders purchasing NFT collections. This increase brought the total sales volume to $63 million.

The increase in NFT buyers coincides with Christmas celebrations that began earlier this week. NFTs make for unique and modern Christmas gifts, allowing personalized digital artwork, collectibles, or Nativity-themed items to be shared via blockchain. The NFT use case for Christmas involves offering digital assets in “wrapped” virtual boxes, launching holiday-themed collections, and using a blockchain network for seamless charitable donations.

Pudgy Penguins, the team behind the globally recognized Pudgy Penguins non-fungible token collection, celebrated the Christmas season with a large-scale animated display outside the Las Vegas Sphere, which went live on Christmas Eve. The project, known for its NFT characters and physical toys, has also shared various holiday-themed images and artwork on social media.

Bitcoin NFTs jump +50% this festive week

Ethereum, the blockchain network renowned in the NFT market for hosting the majority of premium non-fungible token collections, was the market leader this festive week. Over the past seven days, Ethereum-based NFTs have seen sales volume of over $20 million. During this period, Ethereum NFT sales volume plunged 24% from the previous week.

Bitcoin, the blockchain network renowned in the NFT market for powering the popular Ordinals, BRC-20, and Rune NFT collections, was the second most traded blockchain network in the NFT market this week. Over the past seven days, the Bitcoin-based NFT collection has generated $12 million in commercial sales volume. During this period, Bitcoin NFT transaction sales volume jumped 53% compared to last week.

BNB Chain, a popular high-throughput, low-cost Layer 1 blockchain ecosystem for NFTs, DeFi, and GameFi, was the third most traded blockchain network in the NFT market this festive week. Over the past seven days, BNB Chain NFT Collections accumulated $7 million in commercial sales volume, while Polygon recorded $5.6 million in commercial sales volume, up +15% from last week. Mythos Chain was the fifth most traded blockchain network with a sale of $4.3 million.

Best-selling NFTs this festive week

1. Court NFT Collection

Courtyard, a collection of non-fungible tokens containing randomly generated digital items stored on the Polygon blockchain network, was the second most traded NFT collection this Christmas week. Over the past seven days, the Courtyard NFT collection has generated $4.5 million in sales volume. During this period, Courtyard NFT sales volume climbed 23% compared to last week.

2. DMarket NFT Collection

DMarket, a collection of non-fungible tokens on the Mythos channel featuring in-game virtual items (skins) for NFT games like Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2, was the second best-selling non-fungible token collection on the global NFT marketplace this Christmas week. Over the past seven days, the DMarket NFT collection recorded a sales volume of $4.1 million, down 4.90% from last week.

3.?? BRC-20 NFT Collection

$??, a famous non-fungible token collection created on the Bitcoin blockchain network using the BRC-20 protocol, was the third best-selling non-fungible token collection on the global NFT market this Christmas week. Over the past seven days, the $ ?? The BRC-20 NFT collection generated $3.4 million in commercial sales volume. Meanwhile, the $?? BRC-20 NFT sales volume increased by 333% compared to last week.

4. CryptoPunks NFT Collection

CryptoPunks, a globally recognized collection of non-fungible tokens including a limited edition of 10,000 pixelated NFTs previously created by digital asset company Larva Labs but now managed by the Infinite Node Foundation, was the fourth best-selling NFT collection on the global NFT market this week. Over the past seven days, the CryptoPunks NFT collection has generated $2.6 million in sales volume. During this period, Punks NFT sales volume jumped 66% compared to last week.

5. Yes Bond NFT Collection

Yes, Bond, a large and actively traded digital collectible non-fungible token collection hosted on the BNB chain, was the fifth most traded non-fungible token collection on the NFT market this Christmas week. Over the past seven days, the Yes Bond non-fungible token collection has accumulated a traded sales volume of +$2.2 million. During this period, Yes Bond NFT sales jumped 6.98%.

6. $X@AI BRC-20 NFT Collection

$X@AI, a non-fungible token collection created on the Bitcoin blockchain network using the BRC-20 token standard and the ordinal protocol, was the sixth best-selling non-fungible token collection on the global NFT market this week. Over the past seven days, the $X@AI BRC-20 NFT collection has accumulated a commercial sales volume of $1.9 million. This NFT collection saw its sales volume jump by +1,000% compared to last week.

7. Guardian Hero Guilds NFT Collection

Guild of Guardians Avatar, a popular collection of non-fungible tokens from Guild of Guardians, a multiplayer, action, mobile fantasy role-playing game that lets players take on the role of heroes and traverse dungeons to collect resources, was the seventh best-selling NFT collection this week. Over the past seven days, the Guild of Guardians Heroes NFT collection generated $1.8 million in sales volume. During this period, Guild of Guardians Heroes NFT sales volume plunged 12% from the previous week.

8. Chubby Penguins NFT Collection

Pudgy Penguins, a globally recognized collection of non-fungible tokens from digital asset company Igloo Inc, comprising a fixed supply of 8,888 cute penguin cartoons hosted on the Ethereum blockchain network, was the eighth best-selling NFT collection on the NFT market this week. Over the past seven days, the Pudgy Penguins NFT collection has seen $1.7 million in commercial sales volume. Meanwhile, Pudgy Penguins NFT sales volume plunged 16% from the previous week.

9. Milady Maker NFT Collection

Milady Maker, another globally recognized non-fungible token series from digital asset company Remilia, featuring a limited supply of 10,000 neo-chibi NFT collections, was the ninth best-selling non-fungible token collection in the global NFT market last week. Over the past seven days, the Milady Maker NFT collection has accumulated a sales volume of over $1.5 million.

NFT Market Prediction

The NFT market is in a phase of structural maturity and transition at the end of 2025. Over the past few months, the market has experienced a significant decline compared to its all-time highs (ATH), with cumulative market capitalization falling substantially. Nonetheless, the global NFT market is expected to rebound in the coming weeks or months and possibly retest another bull run, albeit less than the historic 2021 bull run.

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