In December, bitcoin NFTs, with growing interest in Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens, saw a surge in sales, setting a new record according to CryptoSlam.
The data aggregator revealed that bitcoin nft sales hit a record totaling over $881 million, surpassing all previous sales records by 2023, a figure that significantly surpasses the previous record of $375 million set on last month.
CryptoSlam data also highlighted that 111,713 buyer addresses and 98,744 seller addresses were involved in these transactions, setting new monthly records.
Cryptoslam shows that nft sales on the bitcoin chain reached $881,223,753.92 in December 2023, setting the highest single-month sales record to date, including 111,713 buyer addresses and 98,744 seller addresses, both setting the highest single-month records to date.…
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Growing fascination with ordinals
Fascination with bitcoin NFTs is growing rapidly because these digital assets offer the ability to embed unique data, such as images or videos, into individual Satoshis, the smallest unit of bitcoin.
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