In its ‘2024 Q1 Crypto Industry Report‘, CoinGecko—a leading platform for crypto market valuations and NFT analytics across multiple blockchains—highlighted robust NFT growth.
The X post reveals a significant rise in NFT sales volume, indicating increased interest and adoption of these digital assets.
When exploring the top ten marketplaces, trading volumes soared past $4.7 billion in March, with Magic Eden claiming the lion’s share.
Top NFT Marketplaces in Q1
Magic Eden emerged as the top marketplace in transaction volume for Q1 2024, recording $163 million in January, $256 million in February, and a sharp increase to $756 million in March, totaling $1.7 billion in the first quarter.
According to CoinGecko on X, the platform’s surge in March was fueled by the Diamond reward program and its Ethereum-based marketplace with Yuga Labs, resulting in surpassing Blur with over $0.76 billion in volume.
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Meanwhile, Blur maintained strong transaction activity, generating $500 million in January, $502 million in February, and $530 million in March. This resulted in over $1.5 billion in NFT sales for the quarter. With a market share of 28%, Blur experienced a growth of 25% when compared to data from Q4 2023.
Moreover, the OKX NFT Marketplace—linked to the OKX crypto exchange—claimed the third spot, amassing over $588 million in sales during the first three-month stretch. However, the trading volume for Bitcoin NFTs on the OKX platform saw a marked decline of 73.3%.
Additional top contenders in the NFT market highlighted included Tensor NFT Marketplace, with a turnover of $484 million; OpenSea, with transactions totaling above $457 million; and UniSat NFT Marketplace, clocking in at more than $139 million in Q1.
CryptoPunks, MOOAR, X2Y2, and Ordinal Wallet were also mentioned, each contributing to the cumulative trading volume of $4.7 billion during this period.
Ultimately, the Q1 2024 Crypto Industry Report goes beyond crypto, highlighting NFT landscape shifts, consumer behavior changes, and emerging market trends, signaling optimism for the year ahead.
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