- There has been a hike in NFT and DeFi activity on Ethereum.
- Despite the high demand for ETH, its supply continues to fall.
The Ethereum [ETH] network has experienced a surge in activity around non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and decentralized finance (DeFi) in recent weeks, on-chain data reveals.
This growth in network activity follows an extended period of decline when NFT sales volume and DeFi total value locked (TVL) plummeted to new lows.
Ethereum’s NFT and DeFi ecosystems
In November, Ethereum-minted NFTs recorded a sales volume of $348.61 million, according to data from CryptoSlam.
AMBCrypto found that this marked the first time since February that the chain would record a month-over-month (MoM) uptick in sales volume.
Source: CryptoSlam
For context, Ethereum registered an NFT sales volume of $949.49 million in February. However, as bearish sentiments ravaged the entire crypto market in the first and second quarters of the year, NFT trading activity declined severely.
Data from NFTGo showed that general NFT market capitalization peaked at $10 billion on 20th February and has since trended downward.
Between February and October, NFT sales volume on Ethereum fell by 82%. However, general market sentiments improved in November, leading to a resurgence in NFT trading activity.
Last month, general NFT market capitalization grew by 39%. Mirroring the growth in the general market, Ethereum’s MoM sales volume climbed by 108%.
Regarding its DeFi vertical, it also experienced growth in TVL. Data from
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Author: Abiodun Oladokun