NFT Market on October 13 2026 Shows Weekly Sales Near $39.85 Million Amid Blur Frontend Shutdown and Selective Collection Strength
By Darren Smith
October 13, 2026
The NFT market on October 13 2026 continues to reflect a period of adjustment following the explosive growth of earlier years, with overall trading volumes remaining subdued yet showing pockets of resilience in specific collections and networks. Data tracked by CryptoSlam for the seven days ending October 10 recorded total sales of $39,853,744, marking a modest 0.90% rise from the preceding week. This figure arrived alongside a sharp contraction in participation, as buyer addresses fell 85.33% to 30,332 and seller addresses declined 84.45% to 30,598, while the number of transactions slipped 6.92% to 778,055. The average transaction value hovered near $51.22, underscoring that dollar volume was sustained by fewer, more concentrated trades rather than broad retail participation. OpenSea, long a central venue for secondary trading, has operated in this environment of lower overall liquidity, where secondary sales continue to dominate over primary mints for many established collections.
Ethereum retained its leading position among blockchains, generating $17.60 million in sales, an increase of 4.52% that represented roughly 44.2% of the global total. Polygon followed with $8.62 million, up 5.76%, while Bitcoin recorded $3.55 million, down 7.33%. Together the six largest networks accounted for approximately 91.9% of reported sales. Separate tracking noted substantial wash-trading activity on Polygon, which CryptoSlam distinguished from organic sales figures, illustrating the ongoing challenge of interpreting raw volume in a market still influenced by incentivized or circular trading patterns. These dynamics arrive as the broader cryptocurrency market, with Bitcoin near levels reported around $82,000 earlier in the month and total market capitalization near $2.89 trillion on October 10, provides the wider context for NFT activity.
A prominent development drawing attention today is the planned closure of the public frontend for Blur, the Ethereum marketplace that once commanded dominant share of trading volume. The team announced that the blur.io website will be deprecated on November 12, 2026, while the underlying marketplace protocol remains fully operational on-chain and BLUR token holders retain control of the fee switch. Blend, the associated NFT lending service, will stop matching new loans on the same date, requiring existing borrowers to repay or face default processes by then, after which a withdrawal tool is expected to be provided. This follows the earlier announcement regarding the wind-down of the related Blast layer-2 network. Monthly volume on Blur had fallen more than 99.5% from a March 2023 peak near $1.43 billion to under $7 million by March 2026, according to figures cited across outlets including The Block and CoinDesk. The BLUR token reacted with declines exceeding 20% in the immediate aftermath, trading near multi-year lows. Critics of the earlier incentive-driven model have long argued that aggressive token rewards accelerated price compression across collections, while supporters noted the platform’s role in expanding liquidity during the 2022–2023 period. The protocol’s on-chain continuity means that listings, bids, and settlements can still occur through alternative interfaces or direct contract interaction, limiting the practical impact to the loss of the primary graphical interface.
“The Blur marketplace protocol will remain operational on-chain, and $BLUR will continue to control its fee switch,” the Blur team stated in its announcement. “Blend will stop matching new loans on November 12, 2026.”
This marketplace adjustment coincides with selective strength elsewhere. Polygon-based Courtyard led collection rankings with $7.68 million in sales, up 6.56% and comprising about 19.3% of global volume as well as 89.1% of Polygon’s total. The collection’s model of tokenized representations of physical items stored in vaults, with redemption and shipping options, has sustained activity even as purely digital profile-picture collections face thinner order books. Ethereum-based CryptoPunks ranked second at $2.45 million, up 24.45%, with a limited number of high-value trades contributing to the total. Pudgy Penguins placed third with $1.50 million, a 125.66% increase accompanied by 196 transactions (up 151.28%) and 94 buyer addresses (up 54.10%). The surge preceded an announcement by American billionaire and collector Adam Weitsman that he purchased 117 Pudgy Penguins NFTs over the October 10–11 weekend to support the community during a challenging stretch.
“This weekend I wanted to support one of my favorite collections during a difficult time. Decided to buy 117 Pudgy Penguins on chain to spread confidence for the community I have grown to love,” Weitsman wrote.
Additional collections including Guild of Guardians Heroes, Argonauts, Beezie, and Claus rounded out the upper rankings, while a Bitcoin-based $8888 BRC-20 NFT recorded the week’s largest individual sale at approximately $327,126. New project launches continued, with calendars showing multiple collections debuting around October 12, though their immediate impact on aggregate volume remains limited.
The following table summarizes leading collection performance for the period ending October 10:
| Collection | Sales Volume | Week-over-Week Change | Primary Chain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtyard | $7.68 million | +6.56% | Polygon |
| CryptoPunks | $2.45 million | +24.45% | Ethereum |
| Pudgy Penguins | $1.50 million | +125.66% | Ethereum |
| Guild of Guardians Heroes | ~$1.34 million | +27.96% | Immutable |
Key observations from the latest data include:
- Buyer and seller counts remain well below prior peaks, indicating concentration rather than expansion of the participant base.
- Wash-trading volumes on certain networks, particularly Polygon, continue to require careful distinction from organic sales when assessing true demand.
- Utility-oriented or physically backed collectibles such as those from Courtyard have outperformed many pure digital art and avatar projects in recent weeks.
- High-value individual sales persist, particularly among blue-chip collections and Bitcoin Ordinals, even as average ticket sizes stay modest.
- Marketplace infrastructure is consolidating, with several centralized platforms having reduced or eliminated NFT offerings in prior years and Blur now retiring its primary interface.
Broader statistics place the current environment in historical context. Monthly trading volumes reached roughly $546 million in October 2025 according to DappRadar figures, with sales counts hitting 10.1 million that month, yet annual totals remain far below the multi-billion-dollar peaks of 2021–2022. Ethereum NFT monthly averages were reported near $720 million in early 2026 by some trackers, while overall market capitalization across tracked collections has stayed in the low billions. Forecasts from research firms vary widely, with some projecting continued growth in utility applications such as gaming, loyalty, and tokenized real-world assets, while others emphasize the contraction from speculative highs. Platforms including DappRadar and CoinGecko provide ongoing dashboards that collectors and analysts consult to separate signal from noise. Additional context appears in reporting from crypto.news and related coverage on TokenPost, which have documented the week’s sales edge higher amid the participation decline.
Industry observers note that the combination of lower aggregate volumes, persistent activity in select niches, and infrastructure changes such as Blur’s frontend deprecation points to a market that has shed much of its earlier speculative excess while retaining functional use cases. The on-chain permanence of ownership and the continued operation of core protocols mean that digital assets remain transferable and tradable even as user interfaces evolve. At the same time, the sharp drop in unique buyer addresses underscores the challenge of attracting new participants without renewed catalysts. Regulatory clarity in various jurisdictions, improvements in layer-2 scalability, and expansions into gaming and brand integrations are among the factors cited as potential longer-term supports, though near-term price and volume trajectories remain highly sensitive to broader cryptocurrency market conditions and individual collection narratives.
As of October 13, the NFT sector therefore exhibits neither the unchecked expansion of its peak period nor a complete cessation of activity. Weekly sales near $40 million, leadership by Ethereum and Polygon, standout moves in collections such as Pudgy Penguins, and the structural adjustment at a once-leading marketplace together define the day’s factual snapshot. Participants continue to monitor on-chain data, marketplace interfaces, and collector announcements for indications of whether current concentration gives way to broader engagement or further consolidation.
Disclaimer: This article is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute financial, investment, legal, or trading advice. The NFT market is highly volatile, and past performance is not indicative of future results. Readers should conduct their own research and consult qualified professionals before making any decisions related to digital assets. The cover image for this article may have been created using artificial intelligence (AI).
