Steak ‘n Shake’s Bitcoin Bonanza: Workers Get Paid in Crypto!

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In the heart of the American fast-food empire, a new kind of currency is taking root-Bitcoin, the digital gold that promises more than just a meal. Behold, the mighty Steak ‘n Shake, where burgers are flipped and fortunes are mined in the shadows of the blockchain.

Steak ‘n Shake Integrates Bitcoin Bonus Payments

Behold, the marvel of modern enterprise: a fast-food chain that pays its hourly workers not in cash, but in the cryptic whispers of Bitcoin. A company once known for its Steakburgers now serves up digital assets, as employees trade their sweat for the volatile dance of cryptocurrency. How noble, how progressive, how utterly absurd.

Steak ‘n Shake, that paragon of American cuisine, has long since embraced the future. Back in May 2025, it opened its doors to Bitcoin, allowing customers to pay with the digital currency. Now, it has taken its obsession a step further, offering bonuses in the same. One might wonder if the employees are being paid in Bitcoin or if the company is simply paying them in promises.

Last Friday, the company declared that same-store sales have soared, as if the mere mention of Bitcoin had summoned a wave of customers. All BTC sales, it claims, are funneled into its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, a vault of digital gold. The company’s expansion of this reserve by $10 million is met with the same enthusiasm as a child receiving a new toy.

“We have created a self-sustaining system,” the company proclaims, as if it has discovered the secret to eternal motion. “Growing same-store sales that grow the SBR,” it continues, as if the words themselves are a spell. “Improving food quality expands Steak n Shake’s reach and leverages Bitcoin into a new and delicious dimension.” One can only imagine what that “delicious dimension” entails-perhaps a burger that tastes like a block of Bitcoin.

According to the announcement, all hourly employees will receive $0.21 BTC for every hour worked. However, only those who have endured a two-year vesting period will be able to collect their digital pay. A cruel joke, perhaps, but one that mirrors the patience required to wait for a burger at Steak ‘n Shake.

The company credits Fold, a financial services platform, for its “innovation.” Fold, which offers a debit card that rewards users with BTC, is now the unsung hero of this digital revolution. One wonders if the employees are more excited about the Bitcoin or the opportunity to swipe a card that glows with the promise of wealth.

The Bitcoin bonus program is set to go live on March 1st. “We take care of our employees; they, in turn, take care of customers; and the results take care of themselves,” the company declares. A self-sustaining cycle, indeed-where employees are both the workers and the wages, the customers and the care.

In some other news, the institutional demand for Bitcoin remains as robust as ever. According to CryptoQuant’s Ki Young Ju, the supply of addresses holding 100-1,000 BTC has surged, a testament to the faith of the wealthy. One might say that while the workers flip burgers, the institutions are flipping the script, hoarding Bitcoin like it’s the last loaf of bread in a dystopian world.

In total, Bitcoin wallets in the 100 to 1,000 tokens range have added 577,000 BTC to their holdings over the past year. A staggering sum, but one that pales in comparison to the sheer absurdity of a fast-food chain paying its employees in cryptocurrency. The rich get richer, the workers get Bitcoin, and the burgers? They remain as greasy as ever.

BTC Price

At the time of writing, Bitcoin hovers at $89,200, a 6% drop in the last seven days. A mere blip in the grand scheme of things, or perhaps a warning that even the digital gold can falter. Yet, the company remains undeterred, clinging to its vision of a future where every burger is paid for in Bitcoin and every employee is a crypto millionaire.

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2026-01-22 05:12