Strive Buys BTC, Pays Off Debt from Semler Scientific Deal

Bitcoin treasury company Strive said it has retired 92% of the debt it inherited after acquiring Semler Scientific earlier this month, and bought another 334 Bitcoin, following the closure of a preferred stock offering. Strive said on Wednesday that it saw $600 million in demand for its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock, trading under “SATA,” and had upsized its target raise from $150 million to $225 million in response.  The stock offering is a form of long-duration equity financing designed to fund Bitcoin (BTC) accumulation without increasing leverage. …