Bitcoin surpassed Ethereum in monthly NFT sales volume

According to CryptoSlam’s blockchain rankings, Bitcoin recently overtook Ethereum in monthly NFT sales volume, marking a shift in a sector that has been dominated by Ethereum since the early days of NFTs. CryptoSlam data show that in the most recent 30‑day period, Bitcoin-based NFTs (largely Ordinals and related collections) collectively generated a higher dollar sales volume than Ethereum-based NFTs, even though overall NFT trading activity remains far below the market’s 2021–2022 peaks. This flip happened at a time when aggregate NFT sales are relatively subdued, but the composition of where trading is happening across chains is changing. The development underscores how Bitcoin has rapidly become a leading NFT infrastructure after the emergence of Ordinals and related inscription protocols, which allow NFT-like assets and fungible tokens to be created directly on the Bitcoin base layer. Ethereum still leads in established blue‑chip collections and tooling, but Bitcoin’s surge in monthly NFT sales volume signals growing trader interest and liquidity on Bitcoin-focused NFT marketplaces, as well as increasing competition among layer‑1 blockchains for digital-collectible activity. For market observers, Bitcoin surpassing Ethereum on this metric is less about an absolute NFT market recovery and more about an evolving multi‑chain landscape in which Bitcoin now plays a central role for NFT issuance and trading.

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