In August 2025, the NFT sales reached approximately $598.8 million, an increase of 4.32% compared to July. The sales on the Ethereum chain were the highest, accounting for 47.76%. This was followed by BNB chain, Polygon, Bitcoin, Solana, and Immutable chains.

According to ChainCatcher news and data from CryptoSlam, Ethereum on-chain NFT sales reached $285,615,941.5, setting the highest monthly record since February 2025. In addition, Ethereum on-chain NFT volume hit 1,535,963 transactions, marking the highest record since March 2023.

Gate News Bot news, September 2, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, GAN (Galactic Arena: The NFTverse) is currently priced at $0.000049, with a rise of 12.01% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.000053 and a low of $0.000043. The current ranking is 4920. Galactic Arena is an NFT battle gaming platform where players can bring their favorite NFT heroes into the game world. The game includes a PvP real-time battle mode, where players can bet their characters and win BNB, BUSD, and GAN token rewards. Additionally, there is "The Carnival" mode, where players can obtain rare prizes through a spinning wheel and card draws. In the future, "Figh

Gate News Bot news, on September 2, according to CoinMarketCap, as of the time of writing, A2Z (Arena-Z) is currently priced at $0.01, with a rise of 12.40% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.01 and a low of $0.01. The current market capitalization is approximately $45 million, an increase of nearly $4.96 million compared to yesterday. Arena-Z is a platform focused on Web3 gaming, aiming to drive mass adoption of Web3 games. The platform offers a variety of game types, including RPGs, shooting games, multiplayer games, strategy games, and more. Arena-Z also provides a task and reward system, as well as NFT and token exchange features. The platform is committed to creating an ecosystem for gamers and developers that supports the future development of Web3 games. A2Z Recent Important News: 1️⃣ **

Gate News bot message, Gate will launch spot trading for Somnia (SOMI) Token, with the specific trading opening time to be determined. Somnia is an L1 blockchain project dedicated to building a full-chain protocol that connects the metaverse, aiming to achieve an open and unified virtual social ecology. The project is developed by the Virtual Society Foundation (VSF), which is a nonprofit organization co-founded by MSquared and Improbable. The core functionality of the project includes providing developers with NFT upgrade tools, supporting the creation of portable and reconfigurable content. SOMI is the project's native Token, and the contract address will be announced later.

Nike and StockX reached a settlement in the federal court in New York, ending a three-year lawsuit over NFT and trademark misuse. This move cancels the upcoming jury trial, allowing StockX to avoid potential unfavorable rulings, while Nike reduces the risk to its brand protection.

According to CryptoSlam data, the NFT market transaction volume decreased by 8.53% to $129.6 million in the past week, but the number of buyers and sellers increased by 18.06% and 17.05%, respectively. The transaction volume performance of major blockchain networks varied, with Ethereum and BNB Chain both declining, while Polygon and Mythos Chain rose. High-value transactions were mainly concentrated in the CryptoPunks series.

According to Foresight News, NFT trading platform OpenSea tweeted that it has integrated HyperEVM.

Reddit has announced the termination of the avatar creator program, no longer accepting new submissions, and all remaining works will be reviewed by the end of September. The avatar store will continue until November 11. At the same time, the NFT transfer display feature has been removed, but users can still use the avatars they have purchased. All secondary sales royalties belong to the creators.

On-chain detective ZachXBT issued a warning that an ongoing web3 Token presale project is related to the 2022 Squiggles NFT scam team and Raichu (Ryan), and there may be a risk of fraud. Raichu has been involved in multiple encryption scams, resulting in significant losses.

According to a report by Jinse Finance, on-chain detective ZachXBT revealed that members of the encryption project Web3 (@web3) are connected to the previous Squiggles NFT Rug Pull incident and the Raichu project. ZachXBT reminds the community to stay vigilant about this.

Gate News Bot news, on August 28, according to CoinMarketCap market data, ARPA (ARPA) is currently priced at 0.03 USD, with a rise of 15.12% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of 0.03 USD and a low of 0.02 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 39.2 million USD, an increase of 5.15 million USD compared to yesterday. Important news about ARPA recently: 1️⃣ **ARPA's Randcast launched on BNB Smart Chain** The Randcast system of the ARPA network has been successfully deployed on the BNB Smart Chain. This initiative will bring verifiable randomness to the BNB ecosystem, potentially enhancing the security and fairness of on-chain applications, especially in areas such as gaming, lotteries, and NFT minting. The launch of this feature may have boosted market confidence in the utility of ARPA.

Gate News Bot news, on August 28, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, RARE (SuperRare) is currently priced at 0.06 USD, with a 24-hour rise of 8.64%, reaching a high of 0.06 USD and falling to a low of 0.05 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 48.9 million USD, an increase of 3.89 million USD compared to yesterday. Important news about RARE recently: 1️⃣ **SuperRare platform security incident raises concerns** Recently, the SuperRare NFT platform experienced a vulnerability exploit, leading to the illegal extraction of a certain amount of RARE tokens. This incident has raised concerns in the market regarding the platform's security, which may impact short-term price trends. 2️⃣ **The overall recovery of the NFT market drives RARE rise** With the sentiment of the cryptocurrency market

According to BlockBeats news on August 26th, GoPlus, a Web3 security infrastructure, announced the launch of an on-chain address health check API, mainly aimed at digital Wallets and applicable to various scenarios including Bots. It currently supports most mainstream EVM chains (such as ETH, BSC, Base) and Solana, among others. This API service can conduct risk detection on a single Address across 8 major dimensions in scenarios such as transfers, transactions, and receipts, including Address poisoning, recipient risk, risky trading counterparties, abnormal Gas fees, stablecoin risks, NFT poisoning, authorization risks, and asset risk analysis. Among them, asset risk analysis covers both Token and NFT dimensions, identifying risks associated with token contracts, stablecoin de-pegging risks, as well as issues of NFT poisoning and theft. Relying on GoPlus.

According to Foresight News, the NFT series Pudgy Penguins will launch a soulbound token Early to the Party. Users need to pre-download Pudgy Party and complete the sign up, and after the game is released, the tokens will be distributed to eligible wallets.

Gate News Bot message, August 25, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, EPT (Balance) is currently priced at $0.00509875, having risen 15.60% in the last 24 hours, with a peak of $0.00575778 and a low of $0.00385274. The current market capitalization is approximately $14.38 million. Balance is a social and gaming protocol based on AI and Web3 technology, aimed at providing the best online experience for users worldwide. It is not only a world-leading gaming and social companion platform but also an AI-driven Web3 experience infrastructure designed for mass adoption. Balance integrates various Web3 tools, offering services including an AI-driven battle report system, gaming NFT passes, NFT marketplace, and more. EPT is the native governance token of the Balance platform, used to establish incentive mechanisms among players, game developers, and virtual markets.

Odaily News Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Netz stated that he hopes to push the company to go public within the next two years, or he will be "disappointed in himself." The NFT project has expanded into toys, games, and retail, with expected revenue of $50 million this year, and has launched a Solana-based token PENGU. Pudgy is working with Financial Institutions to explore ETFs.

The defunct NFT lending platform Parallel Finance charges users $500 to help extract locked assets, as it has stopped supporting lending products, resulting in a large number of NFTs being locked. Non-technical users find it difficult to manually extract, and Yuga Labs' 0xQuit has provided a manual extraction guide.

Odaily News Community user @goudan 42382171 posted feedback on platform X, stating that the Camp Airdrop is unrelated to project interaction data, but is linked to the number of invitations and whether one holds the project's NFT. In addition, users must pay 0.0025 ETH to sign up for an account to confirm their eligibility for the Airdrop. Another community user @dfngg 195804 posted feedback, stating "due to being unable to log in to the Testnet to request help in the Discord community, I was kicked out of the community server by the project party."

Golden Finance reports that the Walrus Protocol, a blockchain storage protocol built on Sui, has announced the distribution of the second phase airdrop to WAL stakers. The snapshot date for this Airdrop is June 30, 2025, aimed at rewarding eligible Walrus community members who have natively staked WAL. Distribution will be based on the duration of WAL staked, consistency in staking activities, and the amount of WAL staked. Over 80,000 wallets are eligible for the Airdrop. Please note: this Airdrop does not include liquid staking positions. Users can check if their wallet has received the NFT and go to the designated airdrop website to receive WAL tokens. In the future, Walrus will bring more airdrops and events.

Gate News Bot news, August 22, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, POLS (Polkastarter) is currently priced at 0.22 USD, rising 20.27% in the last 24 hours, with a high of 0.23 USD and a low of 0.18 USD. The trading volume in the last 24 hours reached 5.41 million USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 21.90 million USD, an increase of nearly 3.69 million USD compared to yesterday. Important news about POLS recently: 1️⃣ **Polkastarter ecosystem development accelerates** Polkastarter, as a decentralized cross-chain token pool and auction protocol, has recently launched several new projects within its ecosystem. These projects cover multiple areas such as DeFi, NFT, and GameFi, significantly enhancing Polkastarter.

Catizen has launched the Catizen Play 1.0 platform, utilizing Catizen Chain to enable one-click on-chain for Web2 games, drop payment costs, support NFT transactions, optimize the game economic model, and reshape the relationship between the platform and players.

Gate News Bot news, on August 20, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of publication, RARE (SuperRare) is currently priced at 0.06 USD, with a rise of 10.46% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of 0.06 USD and a low of 0.05 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 489,000 USD, an increase of nearly 46,300 USD compared to yesterday. RARE recent important news: 1️⃣ **SuperRare platform encounters security vulnerability** The SuperRare NFT platform recently encountered a security vulnerability, resulting in some RARE tokens being illegally acquired. This incident has raised market concerns regarding the security of the SuperRare ecosystem, which may negatively impact the short-term price performance of RARE tokens. 2️⃣ **RARE price experiences significant fluctuations**

Gate News Bot news, August 20, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, LABUBU (LABUBU SOL) is currently priced at 0.01 USD, having fallen by 10.51% in the last 24 hours, with a high of 0.01 USD and a low of 0.01 USD. The 24-hour trading volume reached 6.13 million USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 7.97 million USD, a decrease of 935,800 USD compared to yesterday. Important news about LABUBU recently: 1️⃣ **POP MART collaborates with LABUBU to launch an NFT series** The renowned trendy toy brand POP MART has teamed up with LABUBU to launch a limited edition NFT series on the Solana blockchain. This collaboration combines physical trendy toys with digital collectibles, which is expected to bring more attention and potential for LABUBU.

Gate News Bot news, on August 19th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of this report, AB (AB) is currently priced at $0.01, having risen 7.55% in the last 24 hours, with a peak of $0.01 and a low of $0.01. The current market capitalization is approximately $703 million, an increase of $49.3 million compared to yesterday. AB is a modular blockchain design that connects the Internet of Things, payments, gaming, and finance. AB provides tools such as wallets, connectors, browsers, and NFT viewers, and offers technical documentation and integration guides for developers. The total supply of AB is 100 billion coins, and it is currently listed on several well-known exchanges. Important news about AB recently: 1️⃣ **Launch of limited edition NFT series in collaboration with POP MART** AB has reached a collaboration with the famous trendy toy brand POP MART, in

The Bomo Distillery has collaborated with Avalanche to launch an on-chain whiskey NFT series, with pre-sales now open. It will be released at TOKEN2049 on September 30, 2025, featuring limited edition whiskey and corresponding NFTs, ensuring authenticity verification and providing cash and Wallet payment options.

Gate News Bot news, on August 18, according to CoinMarketCap, as of the time of this report, ALU (Altura) is currently priced at $0.03, with a rise of 64.07% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.03 and a low of $0.01. The current market capitalization is approximately $31.2 million, an increase of $1.22 million compared to yesterday. Altura is a platform that provides Web3 integration solutions for game developers. It offers SDKs and APIs to simplify the integration of Web3 functionalities, including player authentication, NFT data retrieval, NFT transfer, and minting. Altura also provides a customizable NFT marketplace, allowing developers to quickly offer asset trading capabilities to players. Moreover, Altura's smart NFT technology can create dynamic, programmable in-game assets. The platform supports over 17 blockchains.

Gate News Bot message, August 15, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, GMMT (Giant Mammoth) is currently priced at $0.01, with a rise of 59.50% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.01 and a low of $0.00. The current market capitalization is approximately $14.3 million, an increase of $5.35 million compared to yesterday. Giant Mammoth is a blockchain ecosystem that includes GMMT token, GM wallet SDK, DEX exchange, NFT market, and several other components. The project is developing the Eden project, aimed at unifying the GMMT ecosystem. GMMT also provides developer tools such as GM wallet SDK to easily connect to the GMMT ecosystem. Important news about GMMT recently: 1️⃣ **Eden Project Development Progress

Scottish whisky manufacturer Bowmore will issue a tokenized limited edition whisky on the Avalanche blockchain, priced at $5,500, with each bottle tied to an NFT, making its debut at TOKEN2049 in 2025, aimed at providing collectors with a new way to interact.

Gate News Bot news, on August 15, according to CoinMarketCap, as of the time of writing, LABUBU (LABUBU SOL) is currently priced at $0.01, having fallen by 20.51% in the last 24 hours, with a high of $0.02 and a low of $0.01. The current market capitalization is approximately $8.15 million, a decrease of about $2.1021 million compared to yesterday. Important news about LABUBU recently: 1️⃣ **POP MART collaborates with LABUBU to launch NFT series** The well-known trendy toy brand POP MART has teamed up with LABUBU to launch a limited edition NFT series on the Solana blockchain. This collaboration combines physical trendy toys with digital collectibles, bringing more attention and potential users to LABUBU. 2️⃣ **LABUBU launches mysterious blind boxes

Gate News Bot message, August 15, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, ALU (Altura) is currently priced at 0.01 USD, with a 24-hour pump of 108.41%, reaching a high of 0.01 USD and a low retreating to 0.01 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 12.8 million USD, an increase of 6.65 million USD compared to yesterday. Altura is a platform focused on providing Web3 solutions for games. It offers developers a comprehensive set of tools and SDKs to build complex Web3 game features across more than 17 blockchains. Altura's products include SDKs and APIs for Web3 integration, customizable NFT marketplaces, smart NFT functionalities, and tools to enhance in-game asset capabilities. The platform also provides Altura Intelligence.

Golden Finance reports that Berko, the community leader of the blue-chip NFT project "Pengu" Pudgy Penguins, stated on the X platform that Bitwise Invest's blue-chip NFT index fund has risen 92% in the past month.

Gate News Bot news, on August 14, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, USELESS (Useless Coin) is currently priced at 0.28 USD, having risen 40.20% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of 0.32 USD and a low of 0.19 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 280 million USD, an increase of 80.4 million USD from yesterday, currently ranked 179th. Useless Coin is the world's first cryptocurrency that promises to do nothing and fully delivers on that promise. The project markets itself with zero objectives and 100% uselessness, claiming to be the most honest cryptocurrency in the world. USELESS has no DeFi, NFT, or staking features, offering pure uselessness instead. Its marketing slogans include "Guaranteed Loss" and "Roadmap to Nowhere," emphasizing the project's honesty and sense of humor.

BlockBeats news, on August 13, according to Cointelegraph statistics, since 2022, President Trump's investments in Crypto Assets have generated $2.4 billion in profits. The report states that this income accounts for 43.5% of the personal wealth he has accumulated throughout his political career, including profits from NFT, World Liberty Financial, and Bitcoin Mining investments.

Gate News bot message, according to SoSoValue data, the Crypto Assets market has shown a comprehensive pump trend across all zones. Among them, Ethereum (ETH) has risen for two consecutive days, breaking through $4300, reaching a new high since the end of 2021, with a 24-hour rise of 0.73%. Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a more significant increase, rising 3.96%, breaking through $121,000, and approaching the ATH. At the same time, zones such as NFT, DeFi, and CeFi are also showing a rising trend. The NFT zone has increased by 4.28% in 24 hours, with Zora (ZORA) surging by 28.82%. The DeFi zone rose by 1.79%, with Ethena (ENA) and Lido DAO (LDO) increasing by 10.79% and 11.30%, respectively. The CeFi, Layer1, and Layer2 zones have also experienced varying degrees of growth.

Gate News Bot message, August 11th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, ZORA(ZORA) is currently priced at $0.14, having risen 44.96% in the last 24 hours, with a high of $0.14 and a low of $0.06. The 24-hour volume reached $282 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $443 million, an increase of $137 million compared to yesterday. Zora is a decentralized NFT creation and trading platform designed to provide creators with better value capture mechanisms. Important news about ZORA recently: 1️⃣ **Whale investments yield significant profits, attracting market attention** A large investor purchased 18.807 million ZORA tokens last month for $263,000, and this investment has now appreciated to $1.555 million, with unrealized profits of approximately $1.3 million, investment return.

Gate News Bot news, on August 11, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, SN (SpaceN) is currently priced at $0.61, having pumped 73.26% in the last 24 hours, with a high of $2.07 and a low of $0.17. The current market capitalization is approximately $24.5 million, rising by $10.4 million compared to yesterday. SpaceN is a comprehensive NFT management tool and social space for NFTs. The platform allows users to manage all their NFTs in one place, track NFT values and activities, and understand investment performance through key financial metrics. SpaceN also provides insights into NFT collections, including rankings, trading data, whale tracking, and social media news. Additionally, SpaceN offers features such as NFT club and DAO building spaces. Important recent news about SN: 1️⃣ *

Gate News bot message, The crypto community started Sunday with a traditional "GM" greeting, accompanied by a coffee emoji. The post invited community members to engage by asking them to name an unspecified token, marked with a pointing down emoji.

Trader Eugene Ng Ah Sio pointed out that the market's preference for "leverage ETH Beta" is puzzling, while NFTs, priced in ETH, may become a simpler speculative choice in the future. He believes that the NFT series worth following currently are CryptoPunks and Pudgy Penguins.

In July, the total value of the DeFi Lock-up Position reached $270 billion, rising by 30%. The number of active Wallets for tokenization stocks increased to 90,000, with a market capitalization rise of 220%. NFT volume increased by 96% to $530 million, with daily active Wallets higher than DeFi, but still below the peak in 2021.

Golden Finance reports that the Total Value Locked (TVL) of DeFi protocols has risen by 30%, with the number of active Wallets for tokenized stocks surging to 90,000 and market capitalization increasing by 220%. NFT volume reached $530 million, with the average price doubling to about $105. Users are increasingly following NFTs, with the number of Wallets interacting with NFT DApps surpassing those with DeFi in July. The Ethereum platform Blur drives 80% of NFT volume.

The iconic pink beanie of Solana Meme coin WIF was sold on the Bitcoin Ordinals platform for 6.8 BTC, with the buyer being the platform's founder, Finn. The auction was paused due to false bidding and then reopened. Finn stated that he would return the hat to the community. WIF Token is currently priced at 0.92 USD, with a market capitalization of nearly 1 billion USD, but it has fallen over 70% since the peak of the NFT auction.

According to the Gate News bot message, as per the announcement from Gate on August 8, 2025: Gate will launch Baby Shark Universe (BSU) spot trading on August 9, 2025, at 18:00 (UTC+8) and simultaneously open the 296th Launchpool event for a duration of 7 days. Users can participate in mining by staking BTC and BSU, with a total airdrop reward of 1,019,541 BSU. Baby Shark Universe is a hybrid entertainment platform based on the globally renowned 【鲨鱼宝宝】 IP, dedicated to connecting the Web2 and Web3 ecosystems. The project has received investment from 11 institutions, including Sui and GM Ventures, and has partnered with top NFT projects such as Pudgy Penguins. The BSU token adopts the BEP-20 standard, with a total supply of 850 million pieces, and will be traded on the BSU/USDT trading pair. The project contract address is 0x1aecab957bad4c6e36dd29c3d3bb470c4c29768a. Gate Labs states that it has not participated in the investment of this project.

Gate News Bot news, on August 8, according to CoinMarketCap data, ZORA (ZORA) is currently reported at $0.08, with a rise of 31.54% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.08 and a low of $0.05. The current market capitalization is approximately $262 million, an increase of $62.9 million compared to yesterday. Zora is a decentralized creator platform that provides NFT minting, showcasing, and trading services for artists and creators. Users can freely create, share, and trade digital artworks on the platform while gaining more creative autonomy and revenue distribution. Important news about ZORA recently: 1️⃣ **Base ecosystem expansion drives ZORA rise** The Ethereum Layer 2 network Base supported by Coinbase has a daily token issuance of

In July, NFT transaction volume surged by 96%, reaching $530 million, but the number of transfers decreased by 4%, with only 5 million NFTs changing hands. The average price rose from $52 to $105. OpenSea remains active, with about 27,000 daily traders.

Gate News Bot news, August 6, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, USELESS (Useless Coin) is currently priced at $0.19, having fallen by 21.16% in the last 24 hours, with a highest value of $0.33 and a lowest decline to $0.18. The current market capitalization is approximately $185 million, a decrease of about $49.769 million from yesterday. Useless Coin claims to be the world's first cryptocurrency that promises to do nothing and fully delivers on that promise. The project uses the slogan "zero purpose, 100% useless" and emphasizes that it is the "most honest cryptocurrency in the world." USELESS does not offer DeFi, NFT, or staking features, but instead focuses on providing "pure, undiluted uselessness." The project team states that compared to expecting returns, USELE

PANews, August 6th news, the Espresso Foundation, which focuses on building Rollup native infrastructure, announced that its community Token public sale on the KaitoAI platform has ended, with subscription demand far exceeding the supply of $ESP Tokens of 4 million dollars. Due to oversubscription, actual allocation is based on factors such as subscription time, holding Composables NFT, and influence in the L2 field. To give back to our supporters, Espresso will additionally airdrop tokens, including a fixed amount of 25,000 $ESP, 33% of the subscription amount, and an additional 10% for Composables NFT holders. These tokens will be fully unlocked at the launch of the project. According to previous news, the crypto infrastructure company Espresso Systems has completed a $28 million Series B financing, a16z.

Gate News bot message, SoSoValue data shows that due to the lower-than-expected ISM non-manufacturing PMI in the U.S. for July, the risk of stagflation has increased, leading to a comprehensive pullback in the Crypto Assets market. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 0.76% to $113,000, while Ether (ETH) dropped 2.43%, falling below $3,600. The SocialFi sector pulled back by 6.04%, with Toncoin (TON) falling by 7.39%. The NFT sector fell by 5.56%, and Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) dropped by 7.80%. The RWA sector declined by 5.48%, with Keeta (KTA) dropping by 11.53%, while MANTRA (OM) rose against the trend by 2.45%. In other sectors, CeFi fell by 1.53%, Layer2 fell by 1.93%, Layer1 fell by 2.88%, and DeFi fell by 3.