Key dealers
- Steak ‘n Shake now accepts Bitcoin payments with Lightning Network over all American locations.
- The chain -day assumption of bitcoin of steak ‘n shake is a first in the American fast food industry.
Steak ‘n Shake, the American fast food chain best known for its signature Steakburgers and hand -dipped shakes, has officially accepted Bitcoin as a form of payment in all its American places that begin today.
Bitcoin has been launched on Steak N Shake ⚡
The revolution is going on …
-Steactoshi
– Steak ‘n shake (@steaknshake) May 16, 2025
Customers can now implement transactions by scanning a QR code with a Lightning Network-enabled wallet on their mobile devices. Receipts show amounts in both Satoshi (SAT) and Fiat currency, according to pictures shared by X User Word Deutscher.
And that’s how lightning works @Steaknshake 🦹vir ⚡ Flawless 🍔 🇺🇸
PS: Tallow Fries are worth it. Julia Child was right.
📸: @Anti_bombast https://t.co/69ysiz6ue5 pic.twitter.com/frsg6kg7tn
– Word Deutscher (@orddeutsch) May 15, 2025
Some customers shared that they received a memorial Bitcoin coin at checkout to be among the first customers to pay with Bitcoin. Feedback from customers indicates that the payment process is generally smooth.
The debut follows the company of the company May 8 messageWho came after an examination of social media in March and asked followers about potential Bitcoin acceptance. The question attracted the attention of many crypto enthusiasts, including block CEO Jack Dorsey, who approved the initiative.
Since then, the company has steadily built up through the marketing of Bitcoin theme, Tesla-Giveaways and a stream of cryptic social media, all point to its embrace of digital payments.
Adoption
An older American favorite that generations have grown up with, Steak ‘n Shake’s embrace of bitcoin may not be the first, but it is still a big deal, especially with a nationwide rolling.
Very few large food service brands have committed to crypto on this scale. So far, the mainstream assumption in fast food has remained fragmented and mostly experimental.
Global players like Subway, Burger King and Chipotle have dabbed with crypto payments, either with Bitcoin or other digital assets, but efforts have been limited to choosing locations.
That said, chain-wide adoption can give steak and shake an advantage among digitally native consumers and crypto advocates, especially at a time when crypto is increasingly gaining mainstream interest.
The launch comes just days before Bitcoin Pizza Day, when a programmer paid 10,000 BTC for two pizzas 2010 in the first Bitcoin transaction ever.