Odaily Planet Daily reports that Steak 'n Shake, the American fast-food chain, announced it will partner with the Fold app to provide Bitcoin bonuses to all hourly employees at its company-owned stores. Starting March 1, 2026, eligible employees will receive $0.21 worth of Bitcoin for every hour they work, with a two-year vesting period. Based on a 40-hour work week, employees can accumulate approximately $436.80 worth of Bitcoin annually. This initiative is part of the brand's Bitcoin strategy. Steak 'n Shake began accepting Bitcoin payments last year and included its sales revenue in its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). On January 16th of this year, the company added another $10 million to its Bitcoin position. Steak 'n Shake stated that accepting Bitcoin has not only increased same-store sales by 10% but also saved 50% on transaction processing fees. (MLive)

Huoxun Finance reported on February 15th that, according to Cointelegraph, venture capitalist Nic Carter warned on the "BitsandBips" podcast that if Bitcoin developers fail to quickly implement quantum-resistant cryptography, institutions holding large amounts of Bitcoin (such as BlackRock) may "lose patience" and take action through "corporate takeovers" to "lay off existing developers and bring in new ones." He stated that institutions will have no choice but to act if they find the structural risks of their assets unresolved.

According to Huoxun Finance on February 15, OnchainLens monitoring shows that in the past two days, a newly created address exchanged 9156.45 ETH (approximately US$18.87 million) for 3734.19 PAXG, with an average purchase price of US$5053 per PAXG.

According to BitcoinNews, attacks targeting Bitcoin holders are accelerating in France. Of the 47 recorded attacks against Bitcoin holders in France since 2017, 38 occurred within the past 13 months. The vast majority of these incidents are recent, indicating a sharp escalation in cryptocurrency-related criminal activity.

Huoxun Finance News, February 15th - According to BitcoinNews, LightningLabs has officially released an open-source toolkit that allows AI agents to autonomously send and receive Bitcoin payments via the Bitcoin Lightning Network without human approval, accounts, login credentials, or API keys. The toolkit uses the L402 protocol and is built on the HTTP 402 "PaymentRequired" standard. Websites can send Lightning Network invoices to AI agents; after payment, the agent receives a digital payment credential as an access key to unlock services or data. The toolkit also includes the "lnget" tool, which automatically handles paid content access requests in the background. Furthermore, the toolkit supports AI running Lightning nodes, managing permissions, hosting paid services, and completing transactions between agents, while also including built-in spending limits and remote signature protection.