It’s been a strange few days in the NFT space, honestly. The numbers from September 1st paint a picture that’s a little all over the place. Some old favorites are holding strong on price, while a newer name absolutely ran away with the trading volume. It feels like the market is figuring itself out, maybe.
An Unexpected Leader in Volume
So, the collection called Courtyard just had a monster day. It topped the charts with a whopping $1.67 million in sales across more than 20,000 transactions. That’s a lot of deals. What’s interesting is that it beat out the usual heavyweights—your CryptoPunks, your Bored Apes. It makes you wonder if people are starting to look beyond the classics for action, spreading their interest around a bit more.
Big-Ticket Sales Still Rule
But don’t count the old guard out just yet. While Courtyard was busy with volume, CryptoPunks reminded everyone they’re still the kings of the headline-grabbing, massive single sale. One punk, number 9721, went for over $362,000. Another, #1812, fetched nearly $200,000. The wild thing? They only sold two pieces total, but those two sales added up to more than half a million dollars. It’s a different kind of market entirely.
Other collections had their moments, too. Moonbirds and Pudgy Penguins were right up there in the volume rankings. And blockchain gaming stuff like Guild of Guardians and Gods Unchained kept chugging along with tons of smaller sales, which is probably a healthier sign long-term than a few giant ones.
Where The Trading Happens
Blur was the marketplace leader by volume, no surprise there. But Courtyard’s own marketplace did huge numbers, too, which explains its top collection status. OpenSea had the most individual traders by a wide margin, though the sales volume was a bit softer. It seems like different platforms are carving out their own niches, attracting different kinds of buyers and sellers.
So where does this leave us? It’s a mixed bag, really. The market isn’t just one thing anymore. You’ve got the high-value art sales, the volume-driven new projects, and the steady grind of gaming assets. It feels less like a single trend and more like several markets operating at once. I’m curious to see if Courtyard can keep this up or if things will snap back to the usual order. For now, the only constant is change.
