Michael Saylor’s Strategy, one of the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin investors, slowed its BTC purchases last week as the cryptocurrency briefly surged above $97,000. Strategy acquired a new batch of 1,895 Bitcoin ( BTC ) for $180.3 million during the week from April 28 to May 4 at an average price of $95,167 per BTC, the firm announced in its latest Form-8 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Strategy’s latest Bitcoin purchase is one of the smallest made by the company this year, alongside a comparatively meagre 130 BTC purchase in March. Source: Michael Saylor The latest buy is 87% less than the previous purchase of 15,355 BTC announced last Monday . Semler boosts buying despite rising prices While Saylor’s Strategy cooled its Bitcoin buying spree last week, others upped their appetite for BTC. Semler Scientific, a publicly traded healthtech firm in the US, bought 167 Bitcoin for $16.2 million in the period from April 30 to May 2 at an average purchase price of $97,093 BTC. Announced on May 5, the new purchase by Semler was up at least 50% from the previous 111 BTC purchase by the firm announced on April 25. Bitcoin price chart in the past 30 days. Source: CoinGecko As of May 2, 2025, Semler held 3,634 BTC, acquired for an aggregate of $322.3 million at an average purchase price of $88,668 per BTC. Semler’s Bitcoin holdings are considerably smaller than Strategy’s, which held a total of 555,450 BTC as of May 4, acquired for $68,550 per BTC. This is a developing story, and further information will be added as it becomes available. Magazine: Crypto wanted to overthrow banks, now it’s becoming them in stablecoin fight