Steak ‘n Shake says bitcoin payments have strengthened sales, reduced costs, and supported investment in food quality. Its strategy now extends beyond checkout to a bitcoin reserve and employee bonuses.
Key Takeaways
Steak ‘n Shake credits bitcoin users with stronger restaurant sales.
Its parent reported 13.8% same-store sales growth in the second quarter.
Hourly employees earn a bitcoin…
An interactive map estimates how 67 million American crypto holders are distributed across every state and congressional district. Separate data show the industry supports nearly 232,000 jobs and $55.4 billion in economic activity.
Key Takeaways
California leads the…
According to Sberbank Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board Anatoly Popov, most crypto trading volume will continue to be routed outside the regulated exchange system. Even so, estimates put crypto trading volume on regulated exchanges at over $46 billion in the first…
Polymarket’s US-serving platform withdrew both of its NFL player participation filings on Aug. 26, one day after certifying them with the CFTC and one day before the listing date it had given the agency. On the same day, the exchange certified bitcoin, ether, and solana price contracts. Both sets were filed as swaps in the binary option subcategory.
Key Takeaways
Polymarket US withdrew NFL…
During the “Accelerating Bitcoin” conference, experts debated how current bitcoin mining operations would affect the Paraguayan grid, warning of a possible generation crisis by 2029 if bitcoin mining energy consumption grows moderately, as it currently accounts for 30%…
NZ’s ACT Party Proposes Waiving Capital Gains Tax on Crypto
August 28, 2026
ACT, a party with the fourth-largest representation in the New Zealand Parliament, is campaigning to modernize digital finance rules, proposing regulation to waive crypto gains tax on qualified assets held for over a year and to exempt low-value purchases made with crypto…
Defillama’s New Crypto Ratings Put 128 Tokens Under the Lens
August 27, 2026
On Wednesday, the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Defillama and the Web3 investment bank Forgd announced the launch of Universal Token Ratings, a rating system for digital assets similar to the evaluation framework used by the credit rating agencies Moody’s and Fitch.
Universal Token Ratings Bring Wall Street-Style Grades to Crypto
Over 100 tokens so far have received AAA through CCC…
Prediction market traders are throwing millions of dollars behind bitcoin price targets stretching from $50,000 to $150,000, and the money on the board shows just how divided the crowd remains over what comes next. At the same time, the equity, macro, and quantitative…
Michael Saylor is calling for Bitcoin to move beyond founder worship, mandatory self-custody, and hostility toward institutions. His “Bitcoin Reformation” envisions the asset operating across banks, corporations, securities, governments, and machines.
Key…
Ripple USD has crossed $2 billion in market capitalization less than two years after its launch. Nearly $1 billion of the dollar-backed stablecoin is issued on the XRP Ledger, while Ethereum holds a slightly larger supply.
Key Takeaways
RLUSD’s market capitalization reached approximately $2.02 billion.
The XRP Ledger held about $962.8 million in circulating RLUSD.
Monthly transfer volume…
