CryptoPunk & Azuki Dominate June 2025’s NFT Market With Record-Breaking Sales
Blue-chip NFTs flex muscle as Ethereum rivals stumble
The old guards still rule. While Layer 2 chains pumped their NFT ecosystems with incentives this past month, two OG collections—CryptoPunk and Azuki—raked in the lion's share of seven-figure sales. Not even a 15% ETH price dip could cool the frenzy for these digital status symbols.
Punks prove price is no object
One CryptoPunk #3100 changed hands for 2,850 ETH ($9.2M at transaction time)—making it June's top sale despite the seller 'only' holding it for eight months. Guess diamond hands come faster in bull markets.
Azuki's anime avatars rally
The collection nailed three of June's top five sales, including a 1,200 ETH ($3.9M) deal for Azuki #9605. Apparently 'rare traits' still beat out utility for deep-pocketed collectors—who needs functioning DAOs when you've got pixelated swag?
TradFi analysts scrambling to justify these valuations as 'store of value' plays might want to check their spreadsheets again. Meanwhile in Web3: jpegs go brrr.
The NFT landscape has seen a resurgence during June 2025. As per the data from Phoenix Group, CryptoPunk and Azuki are the top non-fungible token (NFT) collections that are leading the others when it comes to sales. The crypto analytics provider shared the details of these NFT sales in a recent social media post.
TOP #NFT SALES IN JUNE
Among largest sales in June are:#CryptoPunk#Azuki
Largest Sale: CryptoPunk #1831 – $393.18K pic.twitter.com/IfYFUPOJiz
CryptoPunks Dominate 9 out of 10 Top Positions among NFT Sales of June
The data reveals that CryptoPunk #1831 has successfully surpassed the other NFT sales. The NFT was reportedly sold for 150 $ETH. This amount equals $393.18K in terms of value. Following that, CryptoPunk #9778 has taken the 2nd top position among the key NFT sales of this month. In this respect, the NFT was exchanged for 150 $ETH. However, at the time of this NFT sale, the total value of the 150 $ETH was $378.20K.
Subsequently, CryptoPunk #3308 has obtained the 3rd rank among the peak NFT sales. Particularly, the NFT was sold for 99.8 $ETH. At the moment, this amount equalled $250.02K when it comes to value. After that, the 4th top spot was occupied by CryptoPunk #9723. Hence, the non-fungible token was exchanged for up to 83 $ETH, denoting $206.07K.
CryptoPunks and Azuki Secure Prominent Positions in NFT Sales
The next name on the list of the top-performing NFT sales is CryptoPunk # 5051. The NFT accounted for 71.8 $ETH in its sale. This figure underscores a total value of $194.38K. Apart from that, CryptoPunk #4281 stands in the 6th position among June’s NFT sales. Specifically, it gained 69 $ETH. Thus, its cumulative value at the time of its sale was almost $172.18K.
The 7th top NFT sale of June 2025 was Azuki #5558. The NFT was exchanged for 70 $ETH, accounting for $170.28K. However, this was the only NFT sale other than CryptoPunk that gained a top-10 position during June. The next position was grabbed by CryptoPunk #6458 as it secured 55.5 $ETH (approximately $145.88K). Moreover, CryptoPunk $1288 became the 10th top sale as it was reportedly exchanged for 59 $ETH (nearly $145.88K).
