Semler Scientific Expands Bitcoin Holdings to 5,021 BTC

The news of Semler Scientific buying 175 BTC at a price of 21 million took the headlines and now has a total number of 5,021 BTC under its possession. This is a strategic investment that has paid off to the extent that it has yielded a 31.3 percent year-to-date (YTD) thus indicating the firm is comfortably betting on Bitcoin as treasury.

The decision is reflective of that of the MicroStrategy that has achieved above 1,000 percent returns in its approach to investing in Bitcoins since 2020 even in the face of volatility. An NBER study published in 2023 placed an emphasis on the risks with regard to the performance of crypto assets, but it could be the case that companies such as Semler want to fully embrace Bitcoin as a hedge and growth instrument. In addition, the potential of the Bitcoin rally in 2025 is creating interest among firms. There is market volatility and yet, prices have soared. Other companies such as Semler are taking advantage of these dips to acquire more of them.

Beating the Traditional: Assets

Another important parameter that the miners reported is the YTD yield of 31.3 percent, which is a clear indication that Bitcoin is likely going to outsatisfy the conventional options such as bonds or cash reserves. This tendency is consistent with a 2022 Journal of Financial Economics study, which presented uncorrelated returns of Bitcoin during inflationary times, and as a result, found it to be an appealing diversifiers. Semler is not a technological corporation; it is a healthcare company. Its approach to Bitcoins is extraordinary in the industry. The majority of corporate users of Bitcoin are tech companies (Tesla or Square). The action of Semler can encourage more non-tech businesses to dip into crypto investments.

Corporate Bitcoin Adoption on the Rise

This penchant to make the healthcare industry central is part of a wider trend at the corporate level even though technological powerhouses such as Apple have not made the same moves. According to the report by PwC in 2024, 20 percent of the firms in the world are either contemplating or already holding digital assets so as to balance the sheets. The speed of this change in the treasury strategy is pointed out by the latest acquisition by Semler.

According to a report by PwC published in 2024, 20 percent of the world companies are putting digital assets in their balance sheets. The use of bitcoin as a store of value trend is becoming main stream. Such corporate confidence is seen in the latest purchase of Semler. Moreover, the radical approach by Semler is causing interests among conventional investors. They witness the company breaking the older precedents of treasury management. According to many analysts, this change denotes a long term trust in crypto.