Steak ‘n Shake Adds 21¢/Hour Bitcoin Bonus for Hourly Staff
Steak ‘n Shake is integrating bitcoin into employee pay, offering a 21¢-per-hour BTC bonus to hourly staff while also pledging $1,000 per child in savings contributions. The move comes as the company pursues an aggressive digital-asset strategy that touches both how it compensates workers and how it manages corporate funds.
The program signals a widening use of crypto in everyday payroll and corporate treasuries; for employees it adds a novel benefit, for the firm it increases BTC exposure and introduces operational and tax considerations around volatility and compliance. Industry watchers say the initiative could prompt other retail and service firms to explore blended cash/crypto pay as companies seek to innovate benefits and diversify balance sheets.