Semler Scientific（SMLR）同意支付297.5万美元，以解决DOJ调查进行Quantaflo Marketing

医疗保健技术公司和比特币（BTC）Semler Scientific（SMLR）的庞大持有人已与美国司法部（DOJ）达成了一项暂时协议

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）已与美国司法部（DOJ）达成了一项暂定协议，该协议可能违反了与旗舰产品Quantaflo的营销有关的联邦反欺诈法，这家医疗保健技术公司周二在与美国证券监管机构的文件中披露。

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.

根据向美国证券交易委员会提交的文件，作为尚待批准的和解协议的一部分，塞姆勒将支付2975万美元的罚款，以解决所有索赔，而无需承认或否认任何不当行为。

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

司法部在该公司宣布开始购买比特币后不久，于2017年对Semler进行了调查。

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.

上个月，塞姆勒（Semler）透露，它已经收到了民事调查需求，或者CID（本质上是来自司法部通常在诉讼之前的联邦机构的传票）。当时该公司表示，在接下来的几年中，它遵守了后来的几个传票，并于2月开始与司法部进行初步和解讨论。

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.

该消息以及比特币价格下跌，帮助了火山口SMLR股票，截至周二交易结束时，该股票降低了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，塞姆勒说，它已经与加密交易所Coinbase（NASDAQ：COIN）达成了一项协议，允许其使用其比特币持有作为抵押，允许其借用现金和数字资产。如果公司与司法部的和解协议获得批准，则Semler“打算根据Coinbase Master Loan协议借款，并使用此类收益（以及手头的现金）与司法部拟议的和解。”

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

Semler Scientific与司法部的和解协议原则上是尚未确定的。

Ready to restart bitcoin purchases

准备重新启动比特币购买

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.

随着司法部云悬挂在它上，塞姆勒（Semler）在两个多月份中没有添加3,192个比特币堆栈，但这似乎很快就会改变。

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

宣布（原则上）的定居点（原则上）时，公司董事长埃里克·塞勒勒（Eric Semler）在推特上发了推文。

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.

为此，该公司周二晚上还推出了5亿美元的货币混合证券货架产品，其中预计将用于BTC购买。