Steak 'n Shake flagship partnership offers the Bitcoin Bonus Program to thousands of hourly employees
PHOENIX, April 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fold Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLD) ("Fold" or the "Company"), a bitcoin financial services company making it easy for individuals to earn, save and spend bitcoin through everyday financial tools, today announced the Bitcoin Bonus Program, an easy-to-use employee bonus program that lets employers deliver recurring bitcoin bonuses with built-in vesting without changing payroll systems or taking on custody or compliance responsibilities.
The Bitcoin Bonus Program is the first offering from Fold Business, a first of its kind, B2B bitcoin financial platform that extends Fold's best-in-class bitcoin financial tools to businesses and their employees. Implementation is simple; employers designate USD bonus amounts on their existing payroll cadence and Fold does the rest; Bitcoin conversion, custody, vesting administration, and employee-facing delivery through the Fold app. No prior Bitcoin knowledge is required.
Unlike typical cash bonuses that often disappear into everyday expenses or one-time purchases, the Bitcoin Bonus Program taps into bitcoin's value as a long-term asset that employees can track, hold, and grow over time. When paired with a vesting structure, the Bitcoin Bonus Program can transform a traditional bonus into a retention mechanic. A reason to stay, not just a bonus for having stayed.
"We launched our Bitcoin Bonus Program because we saw a gap that no one was filling," said Will Reeves, CEO and Co-Founder of Fold. "An employer-grade bonus vehicle that's differentiated enough to matter, accessible enough for every employee, and operationally simple enough that HR and Finance don't need to become bitcoin ...
