With the FOMC meeting this week, 99Bitcoins analysts predict that, once again, the Fed won’t do anything. Maybe in June, since there’s no FOMC meeting in July and August. But this week, no.
If anything, we’re about to keep dumping, yet companies like Semler Scientific are going all-in. The medical device company picked up 167 BTC in early May, worth $16.2 million, pushing its total Bitcoin reserve to 3,634. That’s over $340 million riding on a volatile asset.
It’s the third high-stakes purchase Semler has made in ten days, signaling a shift in corporate treasury playbooks.
Here’s what’s next for companies acquiring BTC and what to expect at the FOMC:
FOMC Meeting This Week: Semler Scientific Leads Way on BTC Corporate Treasuries
Despite Bitcoin crabbing at $94,000, institutional interest is rising again with Semler Scientific firmly in the “no turning back” camp.
At a recent investor event, Semler’s CEO publicly reaffirmed the company’s confidence in Bitcoin’s long-term potential, saying, “If we lose money by Bitcoin, it’s not gonna force us to sell. You can sell or stop if you don’t like what we’ve done with Bitcoin.”
BREAKING: SEMLER SCIENTIFIC JUST BOUGHT 160 MORE #BITCOIN, PASSING 3,600 BTC IN TOTAL
BTC TREASURIES GOING PARABOLIC 
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— The Bitcoin Historian (@pete_rizzo_) May 5, 2025
Meanwhile, things aren’t looking good for BTC’s price as we inch towards the May 7 FOMC.
This setup happened one week before Trump’s “liberation day.” The market dumped for four days straight before stabilizing on April 1, and then the big crash happened on April 2. We are one day away from the next FOMC meeting. This is the way the market anticipates terrible news, it rallies for no reason for one week and then everyone starts selling after the bad news.
99Bitcoin’s analysts would be genuinely impressed if we dump as hard or even harder than April 2 in this FOMC meeting, but something big is coming regardless.
Bitcoin’s Rally and Institutional Optimism
Semler’s timing isn’t random. Bitcoin’s recent upswing has been fueled by a surge in institutional demand and nearly $1.8 billion in ETF inflows last week. As macro conditions continue to lean in crypto’s favor, investor appetite is clearly shifting.
Glassnode reports show an 8% rise in active wallets and a 15% uptick in large-value transactions—classic signs of big players positioning ahead of the next move.
Preparing for A Market Crash
Semler Scientific’s Bitcoin spree fits a broader corporate shift toward crypto as a speculative lifeline in unpredictable markets. However, the FOMC’s next move, which will be to do nothing, will kill this rally outright.
If you zoom in, last week’s rally has evaporated. You also don’t seem to grasp that we are about to test previous lows, because we bounced off the 200 and 50-day MAs on this bad news.
BTC is about to drop harder than your brain bounces off the inside of your empty skull. Just remember to say thank you next time!
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Key Takeaways
- With the FOMC meeting this week, 99Bitcoins analysts predict that, once again, the Fed won’t do anything.
- We’re about to keep dumping, yet companies like Semler Scientific are going all-in. The medical device company picked up 167 BTC in early May.
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