NFT Market Slides to 2025 Lows as Buyers and Sellers Pull Back
The NFT market valuation dropped to 2025 lows in December due to a significant pullback from both buyers and sellers.Summary
The non-fungible token (NFT) market experienced a year-end slide in December, with total valuations falling to $2.5 billion, the lowest level recorded in 2025, marking a 72% decline from the January peak of $9.2 billion. This downturn was driven by subdued sales activity and thinning year-end liquidity, continuing a late 2025 downward trend. Market participation sharply decreased, with unique buyers dropping from over 204,000 to 135,120 by the third week of December, while unique sellers fell below 100,000 for the first time since April 2021. Blue-chip collections like CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht Club saw 30-day price drops between 12% and 28%, although some art-focused collections showed resilience. Notably, Sports Rollbots entered the top 10 NFT collections by market cap, displacing Mutant Ape Yacht Club.
(Source：Cointelegraph)