Semler Scientific（SMLR）同意支付297.5萬美元，以解決DOJ調查進行Quantaflo Marketing

醫療保健技術公司和比特幣（BTC）Semler Scientific（SMLR）的龐大持有人已與美國司法部（DOJ）達成了一項暫時協議

Semler Scientific (NYSE:SMLR) has reached a tentative agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over potential violations of a federal anti-fraud law related to its marketing of flagship product QuantaFlo, the healthcare technology firm disclosed on Tuesday in a filing with the U.S. securities regulator.

Semler Scientific（NYSE：SMLR）已與美國司法部（DOJ）達成了一項暫定協議，該協議可能違反了與旗艦產品Quantaflo的營銷有關的聯邦反欺詐法，這家醫療保健技術公司週二在與美國證券監管機構的文件中披露。

As part of the settlement agreement, which is still subject to approval, Semler will pay a $29.75 million fine to settle all claims without admitting or denying any wrongdoing, according to the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

根據向美國證券交易委員會提交的文件，作為尚待批准的和解協議的一部分，塞姆勒將支付2975萬美元的罰款，以解決所有索賠，而無需承認或否認任何不當行為。

The DOJ had opened an investigation into Semler in 2017, shortly after the company announced it was beginning to purchase bitcoin.

司法部在該公司宣布開始購買比特幣後不久，於2017年對Semler進行了調查。

Last month, Semler disclosed that it had received a civil investigative demand, or CID — essentially, a subpoena from a federal agency that typically precedes a lawsuit — from the DOJ. The company at that time said it had complied with several subsequent subpoenas over the following years and began initial settlement discussions with the DOJ in February.

上個月，塞姆勒（Semler）透露，它已經收到了民事調查需求，或者CID（本質上是來自司法部通常在訴訟之前的聯邦機構的傳票）。當時該公司表示，在接下來的幾年中，它遵守了後來的幾個傳票，並於2月開始與司法部進行初步和解討論。

That news, along with the decline in the price of bitcoin, had helped crater SMLR shares, which were lower by 37% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

該消息以及比特幣價格下跌，幫助了火山口SMLR股票，截至週二交易結束時，該股票降低了37％。

In today's disclosure, Semler said that it had inked an agreement with crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) allowing it to borrow both cash and digital assets, using its bitcoin holdings as collateral. If the company’s settlement agreement with the DOJ is approved, Semler “intends to borrow under the Coinbase master loan agreement and use such proceeds (along with its cash on hand) to pay the proposed settlement with DOJ.”

在今天的披露中，塞姆勒說，它已經與加密交易所Coinbase（NASDAQ：COIN）達成了一項協議，允許其使用其比特幣持有作為抵押，允許其借用現金和數字資產。如果公司與司法部的和解協議獲得批准，則Semler“打算根據Coinbase Master Loan協議借款，並使用此類收益（以及手頭的現金）與司法部擬議的和解。”

Semler Scientific’s settlement agreement with the DOJ is in principle, meaning that it is not yet set in stone.

Semler Scientific與司法部的和解協議原則上是尚未確定的。

Ready to restart bitcoin purchases

準備重新啟動比特幣購買

With the DOJ cloud hanging over it, Semler had not added to its 3,192 bitcoin stack for more than two months, but that appears as if it will soon change.

隨著司法部雲懸掛在它上，塞姆勒（Semler）在兩個多月份中沒有添加3,192個比特幣堆棧，但這似乎很快就會改變。

"Excited to buy more bitcoin," tweeted company Chairman Eric Semler as the settlement (in principle) was announced.

宣布（原則上）的定居點（原則上）時，公司董事長埃里克·塞勒勒（Eric Semler）在推特上發了推文。

To that end, the company Tuesday evening also launched a $500 million at-the-money mixed securities shelf offering with proceeds mostly expected to be used for BTC purchases.

為此，該公司週二晚上還推出了5億美元的貨幣混合證券貨架產品，其中預計將用於BTC購買。