Will DATs drive Bitcoin and crypto prices as they did in 2025? It may be too early to call, but as of mid-January, there are hints that 2026 might yet be another DAT-driven year. Yesterday, Strive locked in shareholder approval to acquire Semler Scientific, instantly boosting its Bitcoin stash to 12,797.9 BTC. The all-stock deal marks a merger that is, by any measure, a landmark event in the “Bitcoin Treasury” movement, marking the first time one publicly traded company with a Bitcoin-centered balance sheet has acquired another.
Strive, Inc. and @SemlerSci Announce Shareholder Approval for Acquisition of Semler Scientific
• As part of the all-stock transaction, Strive will acquire Semler’s 5,048.1 Bitcoin.
• Strive also announces the purchase of 123 additional Bitcoin for its corporate treasury.
•…
— Strive (@strive) January 13, 2026
The Bitcoin price traded steadily near recent highs as the news landed, showing institutions are still buying even after a strong run. Notably, BTC USDT is firm above December 2025 highs, building on the wave of buying that defined the first half of the week. The local floor is at $94,000, and if buyers double down their efforts, the next feasible target will be $100,000, a psychological round number.
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What Actually Happened With Strive and Semler, and Bitcoin?
The Strive acquisition of Semler fits a wider trend where public companies copy MicroStrategy’s playbook and treat Bitcoin as a treasury asset. For traders and holders of top meme coins, this matters because corporate demand acts like a long-term buyer that doesn’t panic sell. When companies lock Bitcoin on balance sheets, that supply stays off the market. Meanwhile, the circulating supply drops, providing stronger support.
Strive is a publicly listed company that focuses on Bitcoin-first financial products. Think of it like a business that treats Bitcoin as its savings account instead of cash. On January 13, Semler shareholders approved Strive’s all-stock acquisition, transferring 5,048.1 BTC in one move. Before the deal, Strive already held 5,886 BTC from earlier purchases in 2025. Add Semler’s coins, and the total hits 12,797.9 BTC. That pushes Strive past Tesla and Trump Media in Bitcoin holdings.
(Source: Bitcoin Treasuries)
A Bitcoin treasury means a company holds BTC as a core asset, similar to how firms once stockpiled gold. MicroStrategy popularized this strategy, and others now follow. The logic is simple. Bitcoin has a fixed supply, while dollars keep printing. For retail investors, this creates a floor of demand. Public companies buy in large chunks and report holdings to regulators. They do not trade daily, and in the process reduce sudden sell pressure during market dips.
Strive also raised capital using preferred equity, which works like a special class of shares with fixed payouts. That funding was oversubscribed two times, showing strong investor appetite for Bitcoin-backed strategies.
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Who Will Benefit: BTC Holders or Shareholders? Is $100,000 Incoming?
Strive is not the only company now adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet. GooMoney, a newly launched, Zurich-based Bitcoin-backed treasury protocol, has plans to buy Bitcoin. Unlike Strive or Strategy Inc., which are public companies buying Bitcoin with traditional debt, GooMoney is a DeFi designed to turn Bitcoin into a productive reserve asset. They recently secured commitments for 200 BTC from strategic partners. The team aims to expand the treasury to 1,000 BTC by the end of March 2026.
2026 is here. GooMoney too.
✦ Stage 1 Completed
✦ 100 BTC in backing securedhttps://t.co/mXFqmYfOCD
Stage 2 goes live on January 21st
Whitelist only → https://t.co/E2ONb39wKI pic.twitter.com/Ql0o4iPgCI
— GooMoney (@GooMoneyfi) January 13, 2026
Long-term Bitcoin holders benefit first. Each corporate buyer removes coins from circulation. That supports the idea of Bitcoin as digital scarcity, similar to owning a fixed slice of land. The more they scoop BTC from circulation, the stronger the tailwinds. Days after MicroStrategy plowed in $1.2Bn into BTC, the Bitcoin price has ticked higher, and is now less than $5,000 away from breaching $100,000.
On X, one analyst is convinced that if history rhymes, the Bitcoin price can easily breach $100,000 and more than double to $240,000 in 2026. If it does, quality tokens will be next in line to explode.
If History Rhymes, 2026 Plays Out Like This:
January : Quiet accumulation
February : Huge Rally
March : #Bitcoin ATH
April : Bull Trap
May : Flash CrashSave & Check Back in 4 Months
Disagree ? Tell me Where. pic.twitter.com/6x3YEandS1
— 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐗𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄 (@CryptoXLARG) January 14, 2026
In preparation for this rally, on-chain data shows that the big players, like public companies, are rapidly accumulating Bitcoin.
Whales are buying #bitcoin like we've never seen before.
Something big is coming
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— Bitcoin Teddy (@Bitcoin_Teddy) January 15, 2026
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