{"id":128892,"date":"2026-01-21T17:03:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=128892"},"modified":"2026-01-21T17:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:03:34","slug":"fast-food-chain-steak-n-shake-to-pay-hourly-workers-a-bitcoin-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=128892","title":{"rendered":"Fast-Food Chain Steak \u2018n Shake to Pay Hourly Workers a Bitcoin Bonus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

Fast-Food Chain Steak \u2018n Shake to Pay Hourly Workers a Bitcoin Bonus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Fast-food chain Steak \u2018n Shake is rolling out<\/a> a bitcoin bonus program for hourly workers, deepening its embrace of bitcoin just days after disclosing a $10 million bitcoin purchase for its corporate treasury.<\/p>\n

Starting March 1, hourly employees at company-operated Steak \u2019n Shake locations will earn a bitcoin bonus worth $0.21 for every hour worked. The rewards will vest after two years, meaning workers must remain employed for that period before they can access the accumulated bitcoin.<\/p>\n

The bonus is roughly equivalent to about 1% of the U.S. federal minimum wage and will be administered in partnership with Fold, a bitcoin rewards application.<\/p>\n

Employees will continue to receive their regular wages in dollars, with the bitcoin component treated as an additional incentive rather than a replacement for cash pay.<\/p>\n

The move builds on Steak \u2018n Shake\u2019s broader crypto strategy<\/a>, which began in 2025 when the burger chain started accepting bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network at all U.S. locations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the time, company executives said the integration reduced card processing fees by roughly half and helped attract younger customers. Same-store sales rose more than 10% in the second quarter of 2025, according to company comments.<\/p>\n

Steak \u2018n Shake loves bitcoin\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Last week, Steak \u2018n Shake disclosed that it had added<\/a> $10 million worth of bitcoin to its balance sheet, marking one of the more significant treasury allocations to the asset by a consumer-facing restaurant brand.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The company has also leaned into bitcoin-themed marketing, including the launch<\/a> of a limited-time \u201cBitcoin Meal\u201d in October that includes a small donation to open-source bitcoin development.<\/p>\n

The hourly bonus rate references bitcoin\u2019s fixed supply cap of 21 million coins, a symbolic nod frequently used in crypto culture.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At current prices, a worker putting in 30 hours a week would earn roughly $327 worth of bitcoin per year under the program, assuming a stable bitcoin price.<\/p>\n

Last year, a company executive said that Bitcoin transactions were already outperforming expectations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe day we launched Bitcoin, 1 out of every 500 bitcoin transactions in the world happened at Steak \u2018n Shake,\u201d Executive Dan Edwards said<\/a> at the Bitcoin Conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBitcoin is faster than credit cards, and when customers choose to pay in Bitcoin, we\u2019re saving 50% in processing fees,\u201d said Edwards. \u201cThat makes Bitcoin a win for the customer, a win for us, and a win for the Bitcoin community.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

This post Fast-Food Chain Steak \u2018n Shake to Pay Hourly Workers a Bitcoin Bonus<\/a> first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> and is written by Micah Zimmerman<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin Magazine Fast-Food Chain Steak \u2018n Shake to Pay Hourly Workers a Bitcoin Bonus Fast-food chain Steak \u2018n Shake is rolling out a bitcoin bonus program for hourly workers, deepening its embrace of bitcoin just days after disclosing a $10 million bitcoin purchase for its corporate treasury. Starting March 1, hourly employees at company-operated Steak […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":128893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128892"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=128892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/128893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=128892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=128892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=128892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}