December 16, 2025 • 2 mins
Web3 Deep Dive: NFTs, DeFi, and Cryptocurrency Explained podcast.
Hey folks, Crypto Willy here, your best bud diving deep into Web3 this week up to December 16, 2025. Let's unpack the buzz on NFTs, DeFi, and crypto—it's been a wild ride, but with some silver linings.
Starting with NFTs, Ethereum is still the undisputed king. Blockchain Reporter and MEXC both confirm Ethereum snagged a massive 62% of all NFT transactions this December, raking in $33.7 million in weekly sales. Powerhouses like CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht Club on Ethereum keep the high-rollers coming back. But challengers are heating up: BNB Chain hit $6.4 million weekly, Mythos Chain scored $4.9 million thanks to gaming vibes, and Solana zipped in at $4.4 million with its lightning-fast, low-fee magic. Shoutout to Immutable, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, Flow, and Avalanche—they're carving niches in gaming and collectibles.
The market's feeling the chill, though. CryptoSlam data shows November sales cratered to $320 million from October's $629 million—a brutal 49% drop. Bitrue reports this week's volumes dipped another 10-16% to $65 million, with buyers crashing 67% to 155,000. Binance Research pins November's NFT slump at 48.2%, worse than the broader crypto market's 15% dip. Bitcoin hovered around $87K after dipping to $80K, ETH took a 21% hit but eyes its Fusaka upgrade with PeerDAS and Verkle Trees for better scalability. Overall crypto cap fell 15.43%, spooked by Fed rate jitters and Bank of Japan hikes.
On the bright side, gaming NFTs are crushing it at 38% of 2025 volumes, per multiple sources like AInvest and Exploding Topics. The NFT gaming market's valued at $0.54 trillion this year, eyeing $1.08 trillion by 2030 via GlobeNewswire. Utility's the name of the game—think phygitals from Gucci's Art Space and AI-driven iNFTs from 0G Lab's ERC-7857 standard. OpenSea still rules with 2.4 million monthly users.
DeFi stayed quiet this week amid the macro storm, but Ethereum's L2 boosts from Fusaka could spark yields soon. Analysts like those at Binance see a holiday rebound as dip-buyers pounce.
Thanks for tuning in, crew—catch you next week for more Web3 deep dives! This has been a Quiet Please production—for me, check out Quiet Please Dot A I. Stay decentralized!
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Hey folks, Crypto Willy here, your best bud diving deep into Web3 this week up to December 16, 2025. Let's unpack the buzz on NFTs, DeFi, and crypto—it's been a wild ride, but with some silver linings.
Starting with NFTs, Ethereum is still the undisputed king. Blockchain Reporter and MEXC both confirm Ethereum snagged a massive 62% of all NFT transactions this December, raking in $33.7 million in weekly sales. Powerhouses like CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht Club on Ethereum keep the high-rollers coming back. But challengers are heating up: BNB Chain hit $6.4 million weekly, Mythos Chain scored $4.9 million thanks to gaming vibes, and Solana zipped in at $4.4 million with its lightning-fast, low-fee magic. Shoutout to Immutable, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, Flow, and Avalanche—they're carving niches in gaming and collectibles.
The market's feeling the chill, though. CryptoSlam data shows November sales cratered to $320 million from October's $629 million—a brutal 49% drop. Bitrue reports this week's volumes dipped another 10-16% to $65 million, with buyers crashing 67% to 155,000. Binance Research pins November's NFT slump at 48.2%, worse than the broader crypto market's 15% dip. Bitcoin hovered around $87K after dipping to $80K, ETH took a 21% hit but eyes its Fusaka upgrade with PeerDAS and Verkle Trees for better scalability. Overall crypto cap fell 15.43%, spooked by Fed rate jitters and Bank of Japan hikes.
On the bright side, gaming NFTs are crushing it at 38% of 2025 volumes, per multiple sources like AInvest and Exploding Topics. The NFT gaming market's valued at $0.54 trillion this year, eyeing $1.08 trillion by 2030 via GlobeNewswire. Utility's the name of the game—think phygitals from Gucci's Art Space and AI-driven iNFTs from 0G Lab's ERC-7857 standard. OpenSea still rules with 2.4 million monthly users.
DeFi stayed quiet this week amid the macro storm, but Ethereum's L2 boosts from Fusaka could spark yields soon. Analysts like those at Binance see a holiday rebound as dip-buyers pounce.
Thanks for tuning in, crew—catch you next week for more Web3 deep dives! This has been a Quiet Please production—for me, check out Quiet Please Dot A I. Stay decentralized!
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey folks, Crypto, Willie here your best bud. Diving deep
into web three this week up to December sixteenth, twenty
twenty five, Let's unpack the buzz on NFTs, DeFi and Crypto.
It's been a wild ride, but with some silver linings.
Starting with NFTs, Ethereum is still the undisputed king. Blockchain
Reporter and mex both confirm Ethereum snagged a massive sixty
(00:22):
two percent of all NFT transactions this December, raking in
thirty three dollars and seventy cents million and weekly sales
our houses like Crypto Punks and board Ape Yacht Club
on Ethereum keep the high rollers coming back, but challengers
are heating up. Bmb chain hit six dollars and forty
cents million weekly, Mythos chains scored four dollars and ninety
(00:43):
cents million thanks to gaming vibes, and Solana zipped in
at four dollars and forty cents million with its lightning fast,
low fee magic. Shout out to Immutable, Bass, Arbitrum, Polygon
Flow and Avalanche. They're carving mitches and gaming and collectibles.
The market's feeling the chill, though, Crypto slam data shows
November sales cratered to three hundred and twenty dollars million
(01:05):
from October six hundred and twenty nine dollars million, a
brutal forty nine percent drop. Bitchru reports this week's dipped
another ten to sixteen percent to sixty five dollars million,
with buyers crashing sixty seven percent to one hundred and
fifty five thousand. Finance Research pins November's NFT slump at
forty eight point two percent, worse than the broader crypto
(01:27):
markets fifteen percent dip. Bitcoin hovered around eighty seven thousand
dollars after dipping to eighty thousand dollars. Eath took a
twenty one percent hit, but ises its Fusaka upgrade with
pierdas and Verkal trees for better scalability. Overall, crypto cap
fell fifteen point four to three percent, spooked by fed
rate jitters and Bank of Japan hikes. On the bright side,
(01:49):
gaming NFTs are crushing it at thirty eight percent of
twenty twenty five volumes per multiple sources like a invest
in exploiting topics. The NFT gaming markets valued at zero
dollars and five fifty four cents trillion this year, eyeing
one dollar and eight cents trillion by twenty thirty. Dea
Globe Newsweiser utilities the name of the game. Think figitals
(02:09):
from Gucci's art space and AI driven I n f
t's from zero Gram's labs. E RC DASH seven eight
five seven Standard Open Sea still rules with two point
four million monthly users. DeFi stayed quiet this week amid
the macro storm, but Ethereum's L two boosts from Fusaka
could spark yield soon. Analysts like those at Binance see
(02:30):
a holiday rebound as dip buyer's pounce. Thanks for tuning in,
crew ktch you next week for more Web three deep dives.
This has been a quiet Please production for me check
out quiet Please dot a I stay decentralized.
Hey folks, Crypto, Willie here your best bud. Diving deep
into web three this week up to December sixteenth, twenty
twenty five, Let's unpack the buzz on NFTs, DeFi and Crypto.
It's been a wild ride, but with some silver linings.
Starting with NFTs, Ethereum is still the undisputed king. Blockchain
Reporter and mex both confirm Ethereum snagged a massive sixty
(00:22):
two percent of all NFT transactions this December, raking in
thirty three dollars and seventy cents million and weekly sales
our houses like Crypto Punks and board Ape Yacht Club
on Ethereum keep the high rollers coming back, but challengers
are heating up. Bmb chain hit six dollars and forty
cents million weekly, Mythos chains scored four dollars and ninety
(00:43):
cents million thanks to gaming vibes, and Solana zipped in
at four dollars and forty cents million with its lightning fast,
low fee magic. Shout out to Immutable, Bass, Arbitrum, Polygon
Flow and Avalanche. They're carving mitches and gaming and collectibles.
The market's feeling the chill, though, Crypto slam data shows
November sales cratered to three hundred and twenty dollars million
(01:05):
from October six hundred and twenty nine dollars million, a
brutal forty nine percent drop. Bitchru reports this week's dipped
another ten to sixteen percent to sixty five dollars million,
with buyers crashing sixty seven percent to one hundred and
fifty five thousand. Finance Research pins November's NFT slump at
forty eight point two percent, worse than the broader crypto
(01:27):
markets fifteen percent dip. Bitcoin hovered around eighty seven thousand
dollars after dipping to eighty thousand dollars. Eath took a
twenty one percent hit, but ises its Fusaka upgrade with
pierdas and Verkal trees for better scalability. Overall, crypto cap
fell fifteen point four to three percent, spooked by fed
rate jitters and Bank of Japan hikes. On the bright side,
(01:49):
gaming NFTs are crushing it at thirty eight percent of
twenty twenty five volumes per multiple sources like a invest
in exploiting topics. The NFT gaming markets valued at zero
dollars and five fifty four cents trillion this year, eyeing
one dollar and eight cents trillion by twenty thirty. Dea
Globe Newsweiser utilities the name of the game. Think figitals
(02:09):
from Gucci's art space and AI driven I n f
t's from zero Gram's labs. E RC DASH seven eight
five seven Standard Open Sea still rules with two point
four million monthly users. DeFi stayed quiet this week amid
the macro storm, but Ethereum's L two boosts from Fusaka
could spark yield soon. Analysts like those at Binance see
(02:30):
a holiday rebound as dip buyer's pounce. Thanks for tuning in,
crew ktch you next week for more Web three deep dives.
This has been a quiet Please production for me check
out quiet Please dot a I stay decentralized.
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