NFT weekly sales down 11% to $34.95 million... Base up 29%

NFT weekly sales fell 11% to $34.95 million, with transaction counts down 20% to 699,319 and buyers and sellers collapsing 91% and 92% to 20,610 and 17,256 respectively, signaling a sharper retreat in participation than in volume. Ethereum remained the top chain by sales at $11.99 million (-3.14%) with 1,242 buyers, followed by Polygon at $8.49 million (-7.60%) with 5,762 buyers and Bitcoin at $4.8 million. Base stood out as the exception, posting a 29% sales increase amid the broad market contraction. The divergence matters because it suggests activity is rotating toward lower-cost networks even as overall NFT demand cools. Watch whether Base's momentum persists and whether buyer counts stabilize on Ethereum and Polygon in the coming weeks.