PANews reported on December 30th that Eric Semler, founder of the US-listed company Semler Scientific, issued a statement urging all shareholders to vote in favor of the proposed merger with Strive, stating, "Voting is now open, and a special shareholders' meeting to approve the merger will be held on January 13th." Semler noted, "In this merger, SMLR (Semler Scientific) shareholders will receive ASST (Strive) shares at a 21.05x exchange ratio. After the merger, we will hold nearly 13,000 bitcoins, placing the combined company among the top five publicly traded companies that use BTC as a primary strategic reserve asset."