NFT
NFT gross sales have dipped main as much as Christmas for the second yr in a row.
NFT buying and selling quantity fell from over $24 million on Dec. 20 to $12.9 million on Dec. 25 of this yr — a 46.5% lower.
In 2021, NFT buying and selling quantity decreased from $80.8 million on Dec. 22 to $64.3 million on Dec. 25, in response to the NFT information tracker CryptoSlam.
Christmas transaction quantity fell 80% in 2022 in comparison with 2021, because of the depressed crypto market afflicting this yr. The downturn affected NFT market transactions significantly, resulting in consecutive decreases in transaction quantity for the previous eight months, with December’s information incomplete.
Yuga Labs’s NFT undertaking Bored Ape Yacht Membership (BAYC) rallied main as much as Christmas for the second yr in a row, in response to The Block’s Dashboard.
Within the 5 days main as much as the vacation, the undertaking’s flooring value elevated by 3.81 ETH in 2021 and 10.28 ETH in 2022. CryptoPunks’s flooring value decreased within the lead-up to Christmas final yr and remained regular across the vacation in 2022, regardless of comprising 5 of the 12 most costly NFT gross sales this yr.