[Publicly Listed Companies Strive and Semler Scientific Reach All-Stock Merger Agreement, Combined Entity to Hold Over 10,900 Bitcoins] September 22 – According to GlobeNewswire, Strive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASST) and Semler Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMLR) have announced the signing of a definitive agreement for an all-stock merger transaction. Additionally, Strive announced the purchase of 5,816 bitcoins at an average price of $116,047 per bitcoin, for a total purchase price of $675 million, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 5,886 bitcoins. The merged company will hold over 10,900 bitcoins and plans to adopt a "preferred stock only" leverage model to avoid the debt maturity risks associated with traditional leveraged bitcoin strategies. The combined entity also plans to explore the monetization or spin-off of Semler Scientific's historically profitable diagnostics business in the future.