Bitcoin Ignites: Steak n Shake Joins Lightning, ETFs Surge, and the Race to One Bitcoin Heats Up

Buckle up as Bitcoin breaks new ground with mainstream adoption, fast food integration, and sovereign accumulation. On today's episode of The Bitcoin Street Journal Podcast, Anna dives into Steak n Shake's Bitcoin move, Eric Trump's pro-BTC declarations, bullish on-chain signals, and Jim Chanos' latest Bitcoin critiques. Tune in for a sharp, signal-rich, and Satoshi-approved ride.

Welcome back to The Bitcoin Street Journal Podcast. I’m your host, Anna, reporting from Bitcoin Street, where we run on sats, not slogans—and our crocs come with QR codes.

Price Check:

As of now, Bitcoin is trading at \$105,180 with a market dominance of 61.3%. We're deep in six-figure territory and climbing like a Falcon 9 rocket. Market cap? \$2.07 trillion. Not bad for a dead asset.

Halving Watch:

The post-halving landscape continues to evolve, with the block reward now slashed to 3.125 BTC. New supply is vanishing into long-term wallets faster than legacy media credibility. HODLers are stacking while the rest are snacking.

Headline One: Steak n Shake Goes Full Lightning

In what might be the most American sentence ever spoken on Bitcoin Street, Steak n Shake now accepts Bitcoin at all U.S. locations—via the Lightning Network. Scan a QR, get your fries, and stack sats in style. Political candidate Valentina Gomez even filmed herself buying burgers with Bitcoin. The message? This isn’t theoretical anymore—it’s transactional.

The company even tweeted a spaceship and said “All aboard.” Translation: the fiat clown car is out of gas, and Bitcoin is the ride of the future.

S\&P Global Signals Bitcoin is Neutral Ground

S\&P Global Ratings' Andrew O'Neill called Bitcoin "geopolitically neutral." That’s no small statement from the same crowd that rates nation-state debt. It’s recognition that Bitcoin isn’t just non-sovereign—it’s anti-fragile, untouchable, and unbothered by borders.

Teach Your Kids Before the State Does

A viral post this week reminded us of something simple but powerful: teach your kids about money before the state does. Fiat indoctrination starts early. If your kid can swipe an iPad, they can learn the difference between sound money and monopoly money.

Quotable of the Day:

“If they can print trillions of it for free, you're just working for them. Stop working for them and use a money that has the same rules for everybody. And trust me, on a long enough timeline, that will pay off like you could not believe.” That’s from TheGuySwann and Walker America via wlrvs. Print that. Tape it to your fridge. Tattoo it on your accountant.

Fact Check: The One Percent Myth

Only 0.27% of the global population can mathematically own 1 Bitcoin. That’s it. That’s the whole pie. If you’ve got a whole coin, you’re already wealthier in a future-denominated world than 99.73% of humanity.

GD Culture Group Going Full Bitcoiner

Nasdaq-listed GD Culture Group announced plans to sell up to \$300 million worth of shares to acquire Bitcoin and crypto. They didn’t just write a blog post. They filed paperwork. It's another sign the corporate floodgates are open—and they're not just copying MicroStrategy, they’re joining the Treasury Standard club.