No one bets on a campfire when the rain is falling. Yet, NFTs continue to crackle, even in the downpour. While trading volumes shrink quarter after quarter, sales are holding firm: $2.82 billion collected in the first half of 2025. Fewer dollars per transaction, but more hands are reaching out. The market is no longer frantic; it breathes differently, calmer, denser. And that might be the best news crypto has had in months.