{"id":26849,"date":"2025-05-15T03:31:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T03:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/semler-scientific-posts-65m-loss-but-grows-bitcoin-holdings-to-3808-btc\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T03:31:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T03:31:47","slug":"semler-scientific-posts-65m-loss-but-grows-bitcoin-holdings-to-3808-btc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=26849","title":{"rendered":"Semler Scientific Posts $65M Loss But Grows Bitcoin Holdings to 3,808 BTC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>On May 13, the healthcare company provided an update on its Bitcoin holdings and other key performance indicators (KPIs), reporting that it currently holds 3,808 BTC and has a Bitcoin Yield of 22% year to date.<\/p>\n<p>The firm\u2019s Bitcoin holdings are <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.semlerscientific.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/semler-scientificr-reports-first-quarter-2025-financial-results\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">valued<\/a> at $395 million at current market prices.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to accretively grow our Bitcoin arsenal using operating cash flow and proceeds from debt and equity financings,\u201d said Eric Semler, chairman of Semler Scientific.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He added that the firm has launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.semlerscientific.com\/dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">dashboard<\/a> to provide the public with regularly updated information on its BTC holdings and other key metrics.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24SMLR&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">$SMLR<\/a> reports first quarter 2025 financial results and acquires 174 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">#Bitcoins<\/a> for $17.8 million and has generated BTC Yield of 22.2% YTD. Now holding 3,808 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">$BTC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Semler (@SemlerEric) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SemlerEric\/status\/1922394020673703946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">May 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Semler Reports $65M Net Loss<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/semler-scientific-reports-41-8-million-bitcoin-related-paper-loss-in-q1-2025\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Semler<\/a> added 894 bitcoins in Q1, worth around $91 million, and 616 more by May 12, worth almost $60 million. The firm began its BTC acquisition strategy in May 2024.\u00a0Its most recent purchase was on May 12 when it bought 174 BTC. Its average acquisition price is $89,277 per BTC.<\/p>\n<p>The firm is the twelfth-largest public company BTC holder, just behind Germany\u2019s Bitcoin Group SE, <a href=\"https:\/\/treasuries.bitbo.io\/#public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">according<\/a> to BiTBO.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Semler CEO Doug Murphy-Chutorian said, \u201cWe are expecting growth and cash generation from FDA-cleared products and services, which will add to our Bitcoin treasury strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, its revenue figures were not as pretty, with $8.8 million in revenue reported, representing a 44% decrease year-over-year.\u00a0Semler reported a net loss of $64.7 million or $6.74 per share compared to a $6.1 million profit in Q1, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Company share prices (SMLR) were up marginally on the day but fell to $36 in after-hours trading. Semler stock has declined 32% since the beginning of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The firm also reported reaching a $30 million settlement agreement with the US Department of Justice regarding a civil investigative demand.<\/p>\n<h2>Businesses Bet Big on Bitcoin<\/h2>\n<p>This week, Bitcoin investment firm River <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/river\/status\/1921975227942043894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">reported<\/a> that businesses and corporations were acquiring BTC at a much faster pace than institutional funds and governments so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>Stablecoin issuer Tether <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/tether-buys-459m-bitcoin-for-new-treasury-firm-21-capital\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">purchased 4,812 Bitcoin<\/a> for a total of $458.7 million for its new venture partnership, Twenty One Capital, this week.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Michael Saylor\u2019s Strategy scooped up an additional <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/strategys-latest-bitcoin-buy-is-worth-over-1-3-billion-details\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">13,390 Bitcoin<\/a> for $1.34 billion on May 12.<\/p>\n<p>Spot prices have inched up as a result, with the asset hitting an intraday high of $104,836 before retreating slightly during the Wednesday Asian trading session.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/semler-scientific-posts-65m-loss-but-grows-bitcoin-holdings-to-3808-btc\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Semler Scientific Posts $65M Loss But Grows Bitcoin Holdings to 3,808 BTC<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 13, the healthcare company provided an update on its Bitcoin holdings and other key performance indicators (KPIs), reporting that it currently holds 3,808 BTC and has a Bitcoin Yield of 22% year to date. The firm\u2019s Bitcoin holdings are valued at $395 million at current market prices. \u201cWe continue to accretively grow our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-26849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26849\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}