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Semler Scientific Buys Additional 871 BTC for $88.5M

Semler Scientific now holds a total of 3,192 BTC

Eric Semler (Semler Scientific)
Eric Semler (Semler Scientific)

What to know:

The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of Semler Scientific (SMLR).

Semler Scientific (SMLR) has acquired an additional 871 BTC for $88.5 million, utilizing proceeds from its January 2025 senior convertible notes offering. The average purchase price per bitcoin was $101,616.

With this latest acquisition, Semler Scientific now holds 3,192 BTC, purchased at a total cost of $280.4 million, with an average purchase price of $87,854 per bitcoin.

According to the press release, Semler Scientific's BTC yield was 152.2%. The yield is the percentage change in the ratio of its bitcoin holdings to its full-diluted shares outstanding over a given period.

James Van Straten

James Van Straten is a Senior Analyst at CoinDesk, specializing in Bitcoin and its interplay with the macroeconomic environment. Previously, James worked as a Research Analyst at Saidler & Co., a Swiss hedge fund, where he developed expertise in on-chain analytics. His work focuses on monitoring flows to analyze Bitcoin's role within the broader financial system. In addition to his professional endeavors, James serves as an advisor to Coinsilium, a UK publicly traded company, where he provides guidance on their Bitcoin treasury strategy. He also holds investments in Bitcoin, MicroStrategy (MSTR), and Semler Scientific (SMLR).

James Van Straten