# The NFT Recovery *Author: Bankless* *Published: May 12, 2026* *Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/read/nft-recovery-is-on* --- [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2026/04/Group_744.webp)](https://metamask.io/card?utm_source=bankless&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=cmp-161319519-afbf08) The NFT Recovery Published on May 12, 2026 [ View in Browser ](https://www.bankless.com/metaversal) --- [](https://bankless.ghost.io/ghost/#/editor/post/69580059dbc84d000120d568) [**Sponsor: MetaMask**](https://metamask.io/card?utm_source=bankless&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=cmp-161319519-afbf08) - Spend crypto anywhere online and AFK with MetaMask Card.[](https://bankless.ghost.io/ghost/#/editor/post/69580059dbc84d000120d568)[](https://www.bankless.com/portal/content/posts/view?id=8502) [](https://www.bankless.com/portal/content/posts/view?id=8502) [](https://bankless.ghost.io/ghost/#/editor/post/69580059dbc84d000120d568)[](https://www.bankless.com/portal/content/posts/view?id=8502)[](https://bankless.ghost.io/ghost/#/editor/post/69580059dbc84d000120d568)[](https://www.bankless.com/portal/content/posts/view?id=8502) [](https://bankless.ghost.io/ghost/#/editor/post/69580059dbc84d000120d568) [](https://www.bankless.com/portal/content/posts/view?id=8502) [](https://bankless.ghost.io/ghost/#/editor/post/69580059dbc84d000120d568)[](https://www.bankless.com/portal/content/posts/view?id=8502)[](https://bankless.ghost.io/ghost/#/editor/post/69580059dbc84d000120d568)[](https://www.bankless.com/portal/content/posts/view?id=8502) [](https://bankless.ghost.io/ghost/#/editor/post/69580059dbc84d000120d568) [](https://www.bankless.com/portal/content/posts/view?id=8502) [](https://bankless.ghost.io/ghost/#/editor/post/69580059dbc84d000120d568)[](https://www.bankless.com/portal/content/posts/view?id=8502)[](https://bankless.ghost.io/ghost/#/editor/post/69580059dbc84d000120d568)[](https://www.bankless.com/portal/content/posts/view?id=8502) [](https://www.bankless.com/portal/content/posts/view?id=8502) [](https://bankless.ghost.io/ghost/#/editor/post/69580059dbc84d000120d568)[](https://www.bankless.com/portal/content/posts/view?id=8502)[](https://bankless.ghost.io/ghost/#/editor/post/69580059dbc84d000120d568)[](https://www.bankless.com/portal/content/posts/view?id=8502) [](https://www.bankless.com/portal/content/posts/view?id=8502) [](https://www.bankless.com/portal/content/posts/view?id=8502) [](javascript:;) [Learn about MetaMask Card](https://metamask.io/card?utm_source=bankless&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=cmp-161319519-afbf08) .  .  . SIGNAL Quote of the Day Cryptoart's recent trends 🎨   ![Brian Droitcour avatar](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1561033578221342720/tAuYymW4_400x400.jpg) "Markets and communities have formed around two genres that are the most significant trends in NFT art of the last few years. One is blockchain formalism—art that reflects on the relationships enabled by blockchain infrastructure and gives them a visual form that draws on aesthetics of computing. This is art that cannot be made without blockchains and without software. It makes sense for it to be traded using NFTs, and for it to be collected by people who care about web3 and want to sustain an artistic culture around it. The second trend is schizocollage—maximalist digital collage that crams wildly different styles and references into small images. Unlike blockchain formalism, schizocollage can exist without NFTs. In fact, it did. But digital collage is the method by which most NFTs are made. Artists who make schizocollage NFTs use the same software tools as makers of normal NFTs, but they misuse them and overuse them. The resulting works offer commentary on the kind of digital art that circulates as NFTs and its social function in online communities." — **Brian Droitcour** 📍 [ *See the full post* ](https://bianjie.systems/two-trends-in-nft-art) .  .  . ANALYSIS The NFT Recovery Continues Bankless Author: [ William Peaster ](https://x.com/wmpeaster) [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2026/05/image---2026-05-12T140054.137-1.png)](https://www.bankless.com/read/the-nft-recovery-continues)Two weeks ago, I wrote [Are NFTs Back](https://www.bankless.com/read/are-ethereum-nfts-back), a thinking-through of the 7D price run that many top Ethereum NFT collections were enjoying at the time. In the absence of a clear catalyst, I noted we'd have to wait to see if volume and floor prices *continued *to uptrend before earnestly celebrating a return to form. Fast forward to today, though, and the case for optimism has grown. 7D runs have turned into 30D breakouts for more than a few of the projects I initially highlighted. On the month, the floor prices of Bored Apes are +60%, Azukis +35%, Pudgy Penguins +24%, etc. And these surges have come with volume levels the likes of which we haven't seen in a year. But that's not all. For example: - Wallets actively trading on top Ethereum NFT platforms have [doubled to ~30,000](https://x.com/vangoyaa/status/2054170117286633516) since February 2026. - Trading cards tokenized as NFTs (e.g. Pokémon, One Piece, sports) are booming, with gacha spends set to hit an [ATH of +$211M](https://x.com/AvgJoesCrypto/status/2052399082539286618) by the end of this month. Mind you, this category didn't exist five years ago. - We've also seen a general increase in new NFT projects lately. For instance, I've recently minted, used, or been tracking series like [Architectonica](https://x.com/remnynt/status/2050404264040681686), [DX Terminal Pro](https://www.terminal.markets/), [Heraldia](https://x.com/_ab83_/status/2053581696407367929), [Inaccessible Worlds](https://x.com/sgt_sl8termelon/status/2028483062653182217), [Normies](https://x.com/opensea/status/2054227076769563031), [Panorama](https://x.com/SuperRare/status/2051299190404198695), [Rilato](https://proportio.art/rilato/), [To Be a Machine](https://tbam.ripe.wtf/), [The Vessel](https://www.thevessel.fun/home), and [Wei Name Service](https://zfi.wei.is/domains/). That said, there's a broadness to the current momentum. PFP projects are getting the most attention and gains, *naturally*, yet there are new verticals doing well, new creative experiments, new NFTfi and AI possibilities, and new wallets coming into action. None of this guarantees that this new NFT rush will climb to crazy heights, sure, but it's clear now that the question here has shifted from "is anything happening?" to "how far will this go?" We'll see, but the ground ahead does seem firmer and more promising than it has in a while. [Bookmark on Bankless.com](https://www.bankless.com/read/the-nft-recovery-continues) ---