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NFT Trading Volume Rebounds to $1B/Month — What's Driving the Recovery

Monthly NFT trading volume has crossed the $1 billion mark for the first time since early 2022. We break down the structural drivers: Bitcoin Ordinals, aggregator wars, and a new class of collectors entering the market.

Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes Dominate Q1 2026 NFT Volume — A Deep Dive

Bitcoin's Ordinals protocol and the Runes fungible token standard together captured nearly 22% of all NFT-adjacent on-chain volume in Q1 2026. We analyze what drove Bitcoin's NFT renaissance and what it means for the broader market.

CryptoPunks Floor Breaks 50 ETH — What the Milestone Signals for Blue-Chip NFTs

CryptoPunks floor price has crossed 50 ETH for the first time since early 2022, driven by institutional accumulation, verified scarcity narrative, and renewed interest in provenance-first collections. Here is what it means.

Magic Eden Launches No-Fee, MEV-Protected Aggregator — What It Means for NFT Traders

Magic Eden has rolled out a zero-platform-fee aggregator with MEV-protected order routing across Ethereum, Solana, and Bitcoin Ordinals. We break down the mechanics, who benefits most, and how it reshapes the marketplace landscape.

Pudgy Penguins x Walmart Goes Physical: NFTs Meet Mass-Market Retail

Pudgy Penguins has expanded its Walmart partnership with a second wave of physical plush toys linked to on-chain NFT traits. The deal is the most significant physical-digital NFT retail crossover to date — and a blueprint others are watching closely.

Best Free NFT Tools 2026: Analytics, Sniping, and Portfolio Tracking

The complete free NFT toolkit for 2026: portfolio dashboards, rarity rankers, sniping strategies, wallet trackers, mint calendars, on-chain verification tools, and aggregators — no paid subscriptions needed.

NFT-Fi Explained: Borrowing, Lending, and Fractionalization in 2026

NFT-Fi unlocks liquidity from your NFT collection. This guide covers P2P and P2Pool lending, Blend, fractionalization, NFT rentals, yield vaults, derivatives, and how to use them safely.

Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes: The Complete 2026 Guide

Everything you need to know about Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes in 2026: how inscriptions work technically, satoshi rarity tiers, how to trade, and how they compare to Ethereum NFTs.

NFT Royalty Wars: What Changed for Creators in 2026

A deep dive into the NFT royalty wars: how Blur disrupted creator income, the Operator Filter experiment, on-chain enforcement via ERC-721C, Solana pNFTs, and where the market stands in 2026.

How to Mint Your First NFT: Step-by-Step Guide for 2026

Complete beginner guide to minting your first NFT in 2026. Covers blockchain selection, wallet setup, metadata, gas fees, royalty configuration, and pitfalls to avoid on Ethereum, Base, and Solana.

How to Invest in NFTs 2026: Pick, Buy, Hold, Sell Profitably

A complete 2026 guide to NFT investing: blue chips vs new mints, Solana and Bitcoin Ordinals ecosystems, floor sweeping vs sniping, wallet setup, royalty changes, tax treatment, scam detection, and exit strategies.

Solana Ecosystem Map 2026: DeFi, NFT, Gaming, and DePIN

A comprehensive map of the Solana ecosystem in 2026: the leading DeFi protocols, NFT infrastructure, gaming projects, and DePIN networks that make Solana one of the most diverse blockchain ecosystems in crypto.