Crypto News: NFT Buyers Rise 90% Weekly Amid Crypto Market Rebound

Key Insights

• Crypto news shows NFT buyers jumped 91.71% week-over-week to 103,182.
• Courtyard led collections with $7.82 million in weekly NFT sales.
• Ethereum topped blockchains with $21.91 million in NFT volume.

In the latest crypto news, the global NFT market recorded a sharp recovery in buyer activity and transaction metrics for the week ending April 20, 2026. Data from CryptoSlam showed buyer participation surged, while sales volume posted moderate growth across major collections and blockchains.

The rebound came after several weeks of weak demand, with activity driven by renewed retail participation and selective institutional interest. Total NFT sales reached $60.42 million during the seven-day period, reflecting a 12.12% increase, even as market structure remained uneven.

Crypto News: NFT Buyer Growth Outpaces Sales Volume

The gap between buyer growth and sales volume growth was one of the week’s more telling data points. Buyers rose nearly 92% while sales volume grew just over 12%.

Courtyard, running on the Polygon blockchain, ranked first among all collections by weekly sales volume at $7.82 million. The collection recorded 94,072 transactions, 15,409 buyers, and 4,113 sellers during the period.

Sales volume fell 19.06% from the prior week, but buyer count grew 2.03% and seller count climbed 30.24%.

Flying Tulip PUT on Ethereum ranked second with $5.29 million in weekly sales, a 22.44% increase. The collection recorded 332 transactions, 5 buyers, and 171 sellers over the period.

Lucky Emmy on Solana ranked third with $2.59 million in sales and posted a 573.96% increase in volume alongside 32,255 transactions and 352 buyers.

Bored Ape Yacht Club on Ethereum ranked fourth with $2.45 million in weekly sales, up 188.39% from the prior week. The collection recorded 125 transactions, 85 buyers, and 82 sellers, with buyer count up 136.11% and seller count up 115.79%.

$ATMC BRC-20 NFTs on Bitcoin ranked fifth at $2.23 million, a 36.56% increase, with 1,373 transactions, 757 buyers, and 691 sellers.

A Base collection identified as 0xbb5ec6fd4b61723bd4 ranked sixth at $1.97 million, a 42.19% decline, with 29,071 transactions, 10 buyers, and 1,864 sellers.

Ethereum Leads Blockchain Rankings in NFT Sales

Ethereum ranked first among all blockchains by NFT sales volume for the week, recording $21.91 million in sales, up 43.51% from the prior week.

Total value, including wash trading, reached $23.12 million. Ethereum attracted 5,914 buyers, a 66.45% increase from the prior period.

Bitcoin ranked second with $12.15 million in sales, a 23.73% decline, though its buyer count rose 110.11% to 5,320. Polygon ranked third with $8.48 million in sales, down 19.58%, but attracted 25,479 buyers, a 86.29% increase.

Solana ranked fourth with $4.04 million in sales, up 163.15%, drawing 14,840 buyers, a 109.66% gain. Base posted $3.49 million in sales, a 21.83% decline, with 1,228 buyers up 86.91%.

BNB Chain added $3.03 million, up 88.51%, with buyer growth of 139.92% to 5,115. Immutable rounded out the top seven with $2.21 million in sales, a 4.93% increase, and 3,599 buyers up 102.42%.

NFT Market Recovery Remains Uneven Despite Growth

Crypto news data showed that while participation increased sharply, liquidity growth remained uneven across the NFT market. The gap between buyer growth and sales volume suggests that new entrants are deploying smaller amounts of capital.

This trend reflects cautious sentiment following earlier market declines. While activity has returned, large-scale capital inflows have not fully recovered.

Blockchains such as Ethereum and Bitcoin continue to dominate high-value transactions, while networks like Polygon and Solana drive user growth through lower-cost trades.

If buyer participation continues to rise alongside stronger capital inflows, the NFT market could enter a more sustained recovery phase. For now, the data points to early-stage stabilization rather than a full rebound.

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