NFT Market Review: Pudgy Penguins and Blur Dominate NFT Market as Sales Surge on July 14

On July 14, 2025, the NFT market experienced a remarkable boom, with Pudgy Penguins and Blur leading in their niche. The most recent report presented by Phoenix Group with DappRadar shows that the NFT activity has seen a significant recovery in both collections and marketplaces.

Ten leading collections and five leading markets demonstrated robust 24-hour statistics, which marked a new interest in digital collectibles.

Pudgy Penguins Top the 24-Hour NFT Collection Volume Chart

Pudgy Penguins topped the trading volume in all NFT collections with an overwhelming $6.21 million in a day worth.

The collection still shows that it attracts high-volume collectors; 151 sales were recorded. Close behind, Lil Pudgys had a volume of 1.70 million after 24 hours with a much 361 more sales, also meaning more participation at a retail level.

Third was the Courtyard with the realized volume of $1.62 million over 14,210 transactions, indicating a high frequency trading pattern. Bored Ape Yacht Club managed to remain a high-valued but less-volumed performer with $824,210 on 23 sales, followed by CryptoPunks with $778,120 volume that included only six sales.

Gods Unchained Push Mid-Tier Collections Forward

Gods Unchained closed at 24-hour volume of $719,020 and 2,200 trades, popularising the collection of digital cards among traders.

Doodles and Mutant Ape Yacht Club came in behind with $348,540 and $326,970 respectively, with 119 and 54 sales. Milady Maker and Azuki rounded off the top ten with 32 sales and 35 sales, with volumes of 225,800 and 200,960 respectively.

CryptoPunks Dominate Top Individual Sales

CryptoPunks dominated the top five bracket of the 24-hour leaderboard of individuals selling the most NFTs. The highest sold was CryptoPunk #1812, which sold at 136,840 followed by CryptoPunk #8109 at 135,220. CryptoPunk #8249 has been sold at 128,520, CryptoPunk #6421 at 125,560.

The fifth-ranked NFT was Pudgy Penguin #6615, a non-Punk NFT that sold at $104,900. This information supports the premise that iconic legacy collections have reached unprecedented levels in the luxury NFT market, even though the competition is increasing.

Blur Emerges as the Top Market by Volume

Blur recorded the largest 24-hour volume in NFT marketplaces at 8.24 million with 940 active traders. OpenSea remained the largest with a user base of 27,630 traders, but it is lagging behind in volume at 1.18 million.

Courtyard was third, with a volume of $835,000 in volume through 736 users, and the CryptoPunks marketplace had 7 traders with a volume of $654,000.

Magic Eden came next with 1,670 traders contributing $495,000 and maintained a middle performance level. The measures indicate that Blur is beating OpenSea in terms of volume, but the latter continues to lead in terms of user activity.

Strong Performance Across NFT Market Segments Signals Growing Confidence

The general market action of July 14 indicates growing optimism amongst high-net-worth and retail NFT traders.

As collections such as CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht Club are still making top-dollar sales, emerging collections like Pudgy Penguins and Courtyard are gaining traction by volume and frequency.

With the increased activity on NFT market platforms, the short-term perspective on this industry looks positive. As major marketplaces (Blur, OpenSea, and Courtyard) demonstrate strong activity and collections (Pudgy Penguins) attract millions of volumes, the wind is evidently picking up.

In the evolution of digital assets, everybody is waiting to see what the next step will entail for institutional investors as well as retail adopters.