Despite the current downturn in the crypto market, Solana’s total NFT sales volume remained stable. In total, $947 million worth of NFT trading volume was recorded in September and this number excludes suspicious wash trades. Solana’s NFT landscape was marked by significant developments, offering both excitement and challenges.

But while the overall volume appears stable, the NFT market remains in a significant decline from the mania of late 2021 and early this year. A senior blockchain analyst pointed out a few possible reasons for the ongoing slow pace in the NFT market. First, crypto prices have gone down significantly since January. Second, investors also appear to be more risk-averse than before. Therefore, even if NFTs looked pricey and attractive to some buyers, there have also been fewer high-value sales in the mix recently. 

Last month, Solana witnessed an NFT minting frenzy with its ultra-low-cost compressed NFTs leading the way as it achieved a significant minting volume exceeding $15.6 million all in incurring a mere 82 SOL in fees. It set a remarkable new record emphasizing the protocol’s prowess in handling NFTs efficiently.

In addition, there are some interesting trends in the mix as well – Solana NFT sales have skyrocketed in recent weeks, thanks to the success of projects such as y00ts and ABC. OpenSea’s September trading volume of $350 million is still above rivals, although X2Y2 is a bit close with $297 million trading volume. Magic Eden, Solana’s top market also had a $127 million trading volume in September. 

Furthermore, these developments suggest that regulators are also paying closer attention to the NFT market which may lead to increased compliance requirements and potential challenges for NFT platforms.