<p>Data collected by The Block Research shows an activity uptick taking place on CryptoKitties, the long-running collectibles game built on the Ethereum blockchain.</p> <p>To be sure, the resurgence is nowhere near the network-clogging heights of 2017, when CryptoKitties experienced <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/loveable-digital-kittens-clogging-ethereums-blockchain" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">an explosion in popularity</a>. But weekly data indicates that CryptoKitties is seeing more usage now than it has since April 2019.</p> <p>Weekly trade volume data also illustrates the ramp in activity, reaching $1.83 million for the week starting February 28.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="420" src="https://embed.theblockcrypto.com/data/nft-non-fungible-tokens/nft-overview/weekly-trade-volume-of-nfts/embed" title="Weekly Trade Volume of NFTs" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p>CryptoKitties debuted in 2017, the brainchild of Dapper Labs. As seen in the above data, NFT activity has been dominated by another Dapper product: NBA Top Shot. </p> <p>The Block reported last month that Dapper Labs is <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/daily/94772/dapper-labs-nba-topshot-fundraise-250-million" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">set to raise as much as $250 million</a> in a new funding round. Last August, Dapper Labs <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/74188/nba-investors-dapper-labs-funding" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">raised $12 million</a>, drawing support from a group of NBA stars in the process. </p>