The 5 metrics of the week

➤ $63 million, this is the amount raised by the French company Blockchain Group to buy Bitcoin. In total, it has acquired 590 BTC and now holds a total of 1437 BTC.

➤ $2.6 million, this is the sum lost by a user who fell victim to a so-called address poisoning attack. Thus, the hacker will carry out transactions that will appear in the victim's history, leading them to believe in a legitimate address. The goal is then for the user to transfer funds to this address that they think is legitimate.

➤ $5 to $6 billion, this is the valuation targeted by the company Circle as part of its IPO. Meanwhile, rumors suggest that the company is not ruling out a buyout and is in discussions with Ripple and Coinbase.

➤ $3.3 billion, this is the amount of fund inflows recorded by BlackRock's IBIT ETF in 7 days. A return to the green after several weeks of net outflows for BTC Spot ETFs in the USA.

➤ $21 million, this is the amount of bonds issued by the company MetaPlanet to buy BTC. Thus, more and more companies are following the strategy adopted by Michael Saylor's company (formerly MicroStrategy).