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The NFT market has shown strength amid crypto market volatility, according to the latest data from CryptoSlam. 
The total sales volume has <a href="https://www.cryptoslam.io/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">reached</a> $302.2 million — a notable 32.93% increase. This is an evident spike from last week’s <a href="https://crypto.news/nft-sales-spike-to-224m-pudgy-penguins-sales-surge-50/" target="_blank">$224 million sales</a>. 
This surge has been accompanied by growth in market participation. The market metrics show strong expansion across all key indicators: 
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 <li>NFT buyers have nearly doubled with a 92.39% increase to 349,972</li> 
 <li>NFT sellers have grown significantly by 77.18% to 207,672</li> 
 <li>NFT transactions have shown a healthy growth of 7.28% to 1,651,950</li> 
</ul> 
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="ethereum-dominance-strengthens">Ethereum dominance strengthens</h3> 
The Ethereum (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/ethereum/" target="_blank">ETH</a>) NFT blockchain has shown strong performance, with sales volume surging to $199.9 million. This is a 73.56% increase in the last seven days. 
The network has attracted 44,220 buyers, representing a 39.73% growth. 
Notably, wash trading has more than doubled with a 122.67% increase to $105.1 million, indicating heightened market activity. 
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 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="921" height="459" src="https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/12/image-7.png" alt="NFT sales surge 33% to $302m: Pudgy Penguins #4611 goes for almost $494k - 35" class="wp-image-14321279">
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 Source: Blockchains by NFT Sales Volume (CryptoSlam)
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Bitcoin’s (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/bitcoin/" target="_blank">BTC</a>) NFT ecosystem is in the second position, with a 23% decline, with sales volume at $39.7 million. However, the network shows decent growth in user engagement with 38,987 buyers. 
Solana (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/solana/" target="_blank">SOL</a>) has strengthened its third position with $29.9 million in sales, showing a modest 5.14% increase. The network continues to show strong user participation with 104,958 buyers, which is a 108.45% increase. 
Mythos Chain (MYTH) maintained fourth place with $10.8 million in sales, while ImmutableX (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/immutablex/" target="_blank">IMX</a>) and Polygon (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/pol-ex-matic/" target="_blank">POL</a>) complete the top positions with $6.9 million and $4.8 million, respectively. 
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="pudgy-penguins-led-historic-rally">Pudgy Penguins led historic rally</h3> 
Pudgy Penguins has nearly doubled its sales to $53.9 million, with a 90% increase. Their ecosystem expansion has been accompanied by major growth in both transactions (104% increase) and unique buyers (81% increase). 
LilPudgys is in second place with $19.4 million in sales, showing a 53.57% increase. 
Azuki is in third place with $16.9 million in sales, showing a growth of 108.19%. 
Doodles has made an entry into the top five with $13.4 million in sales, showing growth of 226.08%, while BRC-20 NFTs round out the top five with $9.2 million in sales. 
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 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="456" src="https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/12/image-9-1024x456.png" alt="NFT sales surge 33% to $302m: Pudgy Penguins #4611 goes for almost $494k - 36" class="wp-image-14321281">
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 Top NFT sales: Data from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cryptoslam.io/nfts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CryptoSlam</a>
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Notable individual sales this week include: 
<ul class="wp-block-list"> 
 <li>Pudgy Penguins #4611 sold for $493,925 (125 ETH)</li> 
 <li>CryptoPunks #6036 sold for $444,019 (110 ETH)</li> 
 <li>Pudgy Penguins #7891 sold for $395,140 (100 ETH)</li> 
 <li>Azuki #6872 sold for $380,659 (108 ETH)</li> 
 <li>Azuki #6536 sold for $372,866 (95.4774 ETH)</li> 
</ul> 
Bitcoin is currently trading at around $97,450. 
Ethereum also bounced back to $3,400 from its recent low of $3,098. It’s currently trading at around $3,403.48. The global cryptocurrency market capitalization currently stands at $3.41 trillion, showing a decline from last week’s $3.63 trillion. 
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NFT sales surge 33% to $302m: Pudgy Penguins #4611 goes for almost $494k

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