Steak 'n Shake says it is giving its hourly employees a bitcoin bonus — a move the fast-food chain is touting as a first for the industry, and one that’s drawing strong reactions online.

The company announced its plans Sunday in an X post.

"Starting March 1, ALL hourly employees earn a bitcoin bonus of 21 cents per hour!" the post read.

SUBWAY SCRAPS ITS FREE SANDWICH PERK JUST MONTHS AFTER RELAUNCH, SPARKS CUSTOMER REVOLT: 'CHEAPSKATES' The chain added that it would also offer a $1,000 contribution to the Trump Accounts, which are set to launch on July 4.

Passed in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) last year, Trump Accounts will provide $1,000 to every American child born between Jan.

1, 2025, and Dec.

"We aim to be a Maximum-Wage Employer in our respective communities," Steak 'n Shake's post said.

"We look to pay the best to obtain the best so we can give the best!" The chain added, "We take care of our employees, who then take care of our customers, and the results take care of themselves!" Fox News Digital reached out to....