{"id":295212,"date":"2023-02-03T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=295212"},"modified":"2023-02-03T02:32:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T02:32:46","slug":"nft-lending-hits-all-time-high-in-loan-volume-users-quantity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/nft-lending-hits-all-time-high-in-loan-volume-users-quantity\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT lending hits all-time high in loan volume, users, quantity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NFT lending has had its strongest month, with $444 million in monthly volume throughout January.<\/p>\n<p>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nftgators.com\/ethereum-and-polygon-nfts-soar-as-lending-ecosystem-reaches-new-heights-in-january\/\">report<\/a> from NFTGators noted the &#8220;significant surge in NFT activity&#8221; as Polygon NFTs again surpassed Ethereum in volume. The rise in NFT lending is partly responsible for the increase in activity. BendDAO had the most significant volume in January at $36 million.<\/p>\n<h2>NFT activity increases<\/h2>\n<p>The rise in NFT lending is a part of a wider NFT resurgence. OpenSea activity increased as 319,641 Ethereum users sold 1,132,681 NFTs, while 224,719 Polygon users traded 1,514,895 NFTs in January.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the average NFT on Ethereum traded for $1390, buying an average of 3.54 NFTs. On the other hand, the sale price on Polygon was just $69, with an average of 7 NFTs per user. Therefore, Ethereum traders spent an average of $4,920, and Polygon traders invested $483.<\/p>\n<p>The below charts visualize the data and the uptick in Polygon NFT activity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295216\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-295216 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot_89-1-1024x523.png\" alt=\"Monthly NFT loan volume (ETH). Source:Dune\/rchen8\" width=\"1024\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot_89-1-1024x523.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot_89-1-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot_89-1-768x392.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot_89-1-1536x785.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot_89-1.png 1538w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monthly NFT loan volume (ETH). Source: Dune\/rchen8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The surge in NFT Lending<\/h2>\n<p>The report disclosed that 17,900 ETH was distributed through 4,399 loans. The average loan value was 4 ETH per loan, 29 ETH per borrower, and 61.5 ETH per lender.<\/p>\n<p>The increased activity has also reduced the cost of NFT loans, as lenders pay an average of $90 per loan in interest payments.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of the market leader, BendDAO, other platforms such as NFTfi, X2Y2, and Arcade made up an additional $44.8 million.<\/p>\n<p>Loan volume was below 1,000 ETH per month during the NFT bull run of 2021, and it previously peaked shortly before the Terra Luna <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/how-the-ust-crash-changed-the-stablecoin-landscape\/\">crash<\/a> in May 2022.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295217\" style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-295217 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot_90.png\" alt=\"Monthly NFT Loan Volume\" width=\"819\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot_90.png 819w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot_90-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot_90-768x450.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monthly NFT Loan Volume (Source: Dune)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFT lending has had its strongest month, with $444 million in monthly volume throughout January. A new report from NFTGators noted the &#8220;significant surge in NFT activity&#8221; as Polygon NFTs again surpassed Ethereum in volume. The rise in NFT lending is partly responsible for the increase in activity. BendDAO had the most significant volume in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1264,"featured_media":295291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,76232],"tags":[],"prediction_market_topic":[],"post_folder":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.9 (Yoast SEO v21.9.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NFT lending hits all-time high in loan volume, users, quantity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"OpenSea activity on the rise as Polygon cements position as the most active NFT blockchain\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/nft-lending-hits-all-time-high-in-loan-volume-users-quantity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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