Medical technology company Semler Scientific disclosed in a Tuesday filing that it had reached a preliminary settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations of marketing violations on its product QuantaFlo, agreeing to pay a $29.75 million fine. The company has signed a loan agreement with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to acquire loans with its holdings of Bitcoin as collateral to pay settlement funds. Previous news, Semler Scientific launched a $500 million hybrid securities issuance program, with funds raised or part of the purchase of Bitcoin.