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Business Mayor
23-05-2025
- Business
- Business Mayor
Bitcoin Pizza Day: 15 Years Since 10,000 BTC Bought Two Pizzas and Changed Everything
On May 22, 2010, Bitcoin became more than just an idea—it became real money. Laszlo Hanyecz, a developer and early contributor to Bitcoin's codebase, posted a casual offer: 'I'll pay 10,000 bitcoins for a couple of pizzas.' Five days later, someone took him up on it. Two Papa John's pizzas were delivered. A screenshot was posted. Bitcoin had entered the real world. That 10,000 Bitcoin, worth about $41 at the time, is now valued at over $1.1 billion. And with Bitcoin hitting a new all-time high of $111,999 on the 15th anniversary of the transaction, the story of the 'Bitcoin Pizza' carries more weight than ever. It wasn't just about the pizza. This was the moment Bitcoin proved itself as a functioning currency. Until then, it had lived mostly in theory and code—talked about by cryptographers and mined by hobbyists. Hanyecz's post, and the trade that followed, transformed the idea into action. 'This transaction made Bitcoin real in my eyes,' he said in a 2019 interview. 'It wasn't worth much at the time. I wouldn't have spent $100 million on pizza, right? But if I hadn't done that, maybe Bitcoin wouldn't have become so popular.' Over the summer of 2010, Hanyecz continued using Bitcoin to buy pizzas, eventually spending more than 79,000 BTC—now worth nearly $8.7 billion. While some have joked at his expense, the truth is this: without those early real-world transactions, Bitcoin might never have proven its use case. Hanyecz helped move Bitcoin from the fringe into functionality. That legacy still shapes us today. Bitcoin Pizza Day has become a cultural milestone in the crypto world, with meetups, pizza parties, and educational events held globally each May 22. The day serves as a reminder of how far the technology has come—and the importance of everyday actions and the impact they have. Just this week, fast food chain Steak 'n Shake began accepting Bitcoin via the Lightning Network, signaling a growing wave of mainstream adoption. What once felt experimental is now becoming part of everyday commerce. Bitcoin Pizza Day is about recognition. One simple transaction proved that Bitcoin could work—and 15 years later, the world is still building on that first bite. READ SOURCE
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Topeka Steak ‘n Shake demolished to make way for new restaurant
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The next time you drive through west Topeka, it will look a little different after an old restaurant was demolished. 27 News caught up with demolition crews at Wanamaker Road and I-470 at the former Steak 'n Shake as they were tearing the old building down. Little remains of the restaurant as debris is cleared away. As we previously reported, they're making room for something new. Raising Cane's is set to open its first Topeka location at the site by early next year. Topeka fashion store to shut down soon, what to know For more local news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track Weather app by clicking here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Business Mayor
18-05-2025
- Business
- Business Mayor
Steak ‘n Shake Now Accepting Bitcoin via Lightning Network Across U.S. Locations
Steak 'n Shake has officially launched Bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network, following the announcement reported on May 9. At the time, the fast food chain teased its plans to integrate BTC, generating excitement across the Bitcoin community. And today, it is an option at the cash register, or better said, Bitcoin Register. As of today, customers can pay for their meals with Bitcoin at Steak 'n Shake locations across the United States. This marks a major step in mainstream Bitcoin adoption, as the chain serves over 100 million customers annually and now gives them the option to use Lightning for instant, low-fee transactions. First Bitcoin purchase in the world with @SteaknShake Changing the game of Dining, Bitcoin & Politics. Only Steak N' Shake puts your health over profits by using beef tallow. — Valentina Gomez (@ValentinaForUSA) May 16, 2025 The company announced the news on X this morning, confirming that Lightning Network payments are officially supported in-store. Bitcoin has been launched at Steak n Shake ⚡️🚀🍟 The revolution is underway… -Steaktoshi — Steak 'n Shake (@SteaknShake) May 16, 2025 Following up, they clarified the scale of the implementation—this isn't a small test or pilot program. It's a full rollout across their system. The Lightning Network, Bitcoin's second-layer solution, is designed for fast, scalable, and low-cost payments, making it ideal for point-of-sale purchases like burgers and fries. Steak 'n Shake customers can now scan a Lightning QR code at checkout using any supported wallet, completing transactions in seconds. The system uses a backend payment processor to handle real-time conversion to USD, ensuring stability and ease of use for both the customer and the merchant. NEW: Fast food giant Steak 'n Shake will begin accepting Bitcoin payments for their over 100 million customers 🙌 — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) May 9, 2025 In Bitcoin Magazine's previous coverage, the significance of even the hint of this move was noted, and now that it's official, it confirms Steak 'n Shake as one of the first major fast food brands to fully embrace Bitcoin through Lightning. This goes beyond the occasional 'Bitcoin accepted here' sign; this is a practical, streamlined payment option that reflects a commitment to Bitcoin integration. 🚨 Cashback Alert at Steak 'n Shake! 🚨 Buy your next meal in Bitcoin Lightning 🍔⚡ Pay using Speed Wallet at any @SteaknShake store and get 1,000 SATS cashback via Lightning ⚡ 🎥 More Bonus: Post a video of your payment & tag us — we'll send you an extra 2,000 SATS to your… — Speed Wallet ⚡️ (@speedwallet) May 16, 2025 With tools like the Lightning Network making payments faster and more accessible, Steak 'n Shake is positioning itself at the forefront of a shift toward practical, everyday BTC utility. This update could signal a larger trend on the horizon. With more brands watching consumer behavior and the Lightning Network's increasing usability, Steak 'n Shake's move might spark a wave of similar integrations. READ SOURCE
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
Hillsborough killer Glen Rogers to be executed Thursday evening
Glen Rogers, who almost 30 years ago stabbed a woman to death in a Tampa motel room, is set to be executed Thursday evening at Florida State Prison. Barring a last-minute stay, he will be put to death by lethal injection at 6 p.m. for the 1995 murder of Tina Marie Cribbs. Rogers, 62, a former carnival worker dubbed by media as the 'Casanova Killer' and the 'Cross-Country Killer,' is believed to have committed other murders. Cribbs' slaying occurred the same day he arrived in Tampa in November 1995. He rented a room at the Tampa 8 Inn off Columbus Drive, near Interstate 4, telling a motel clerk he was a truck driver whose vehicle had broken down. He later went to the Showtown USA bar and restaurant on U.S. 41 in Gibsonton. Patrons there remembered the long-haired, bearded stranger dancing to songs from a juke box and buying a round of drinks for a group of women. Cribbs, 34, was with them. A native New Yorker, she'd moved to Gibsonton from Oklahoma a couple of years earlier. She lived three houses away from her mother, who gave her a pager so they could always stay in touch. She had two sons. She worked as a waitress at Steak 'n Shake and as a housekeeper at the Ramada Inn-Apollo Beach. As she chatted with Rogers, Cribbs agreed to give him a ride to a nearby carnival lot. She left a cold can of beer on the bar and said she'd return. She never did. Her mother paged her more than 30 times that night, but got no response. Two days later, a maid at the Tampa 8 Inn found Cribbs dead in the bathtub of Room 119. She'd been stabbed twice with a long knife. The room had been rented to Rogers. He'd paid for an extra day, telling a clerk not to clean it and placing a handwritten 'do not disturb' sign on the door. Police in California, Louisiana and Mississippi investigated Rogers for similar slayings of women he met in those states during a six-week period that year. He was also suspected, but never charged, in the death of a man in Kentucky. In a jailhouse phone call with a Kentucky newspaper, Rogers asserted he had not killed anyone. Physical and circumstantial evidence in the Cribbs case said otherwise. Investigators found her wallet discarded at a North Florida highway rest stop. His fingerprints were on it. When Kentucky state troopers found Rogers days after the crime, he led them on a high-speed chase in Cribbs' stolen Ford Festiva. Blood marked a pair of his shorts, which investigators determined contained DNA that matched Cribbs. At trial, a jury heard about the criminal history of a man who was described as charming and sociable but prone to bursts of anger, especially when he drank. His defense presented evidence of an abusive childhood and an alcoholic father. But it couldn't overcome the brutality of the murder. A medical examiner testified that the stab wounds Cribbs suffered formed an L-shape, indicating that the killer twisted the knife after plunging it into her. A jury convicted him and unanimously recommended the death penalty. Rogers was also later sentenced to death in California for the murder of Sandra Gallagher, who was strangled and left in her burning pickup truck a few weeks before Cribbs' murder. His appeals, as is typical, wound through courts for years. Cribbs' mother, Mary Dicke, told the Tampa Tribune in 2011 she feared she wouldn't live long enough to see her daughter's killer executed. 'My life stopped in 1995,' she said. 'My daughter was everything to me.' The Tampa Bay Times was unable to reach Cribbs' family this week for comment. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Rogers' death warrant last month, the fifth execution he has ordered this year after a period in which the state conducted relatively few. Florida only had one execution in 2024. Before that, in 2023, DeSantis carried out six executions, which occurred as he was running for president. The reason for the current uptick in executions is unclear. The governor's office did not respond to an email for comment. Rogers' final appeals included requests for a court to hear new evidence about extensive abuse he suffered as a child. From the age of 10 through his teen years, he was repeatedly raped by women and men, traded for drug money and exploited by the staff at an Ohio juvenile correctional facility, according to court records. Lawyers argued that a new jury might favor a life sentence if they heard those details, but courts declined to give him a new penalty hearing. Ahead of the execution, Rogers' brother drove from Kentucky to see him for the last time. On Wednesday, Claude Rogers told the Tampa Bay Times the visit was less personal — occurring with a glass barrier between them — than their past meetings in the prison visitor room. He decided to head home, unsettled by the isolated atmosphere. 'I said my goodbyes to him,' Claude Rogers said. 'He's my brother and I love him. I asked God to guide him on this next journey.'
CNN
14-05-2025
- Health
- CNN
In-N-Out is removing artificial ingredients from some of its menu items
In-N-Out is removing artificial coloring from two of its drinks and changing its ketchup. The moves come a few weeks after the US government said it will ban some synthetic dyes because of health concerns. The burger chain is eliminating artificial dyes from its strawberry milkshakes and pink lemonade, replacing them with natural coloring. It's also in the 'process of transitioning' to a new ketchup that uses real sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup. Both changes are part of the chain's 'ongoing commitment to providing our customers with the highest-quality ingredients,' an In-N-Out spokesperson said in a statement to CNN. Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration announced plans to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the US food supply over the next several years. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called the dyes — which companies use to give food and drinks brighter colors and make them more appealing — 'poisonous compounds.' However, which dyes carry risk to human health and at what level is unclear. Historically, research on food dyes has been underfunded, and experts say the FDA hasn't thoroughly reviewed food dyes for decades. Some studies show that dyes can pass through the human body quickly, but others show that they might accumulate over time. Meanwhile, high-fructose corn syrup — a common ingredient in ketchup — isn't being banned. But Kennedy has been vocal about his disdain for sugars such as high-fructose corn syrup, which he called a 'formula for making you obese and diabetic' during a podcast last year. In-N-Out isn't the only restaurant chain to embrace the 'Make America Healthy Again' movement. Steak 'n Shake, another burger chain with about 400 locations nationwide, announced earlier this year that it now cooks its fries in beef tallow, not vegetable oil. (However, Steak 'n Shake's suppliers are still partially frying fries, onion rings and chicken tenders with vegetable oil prior to shipping them to restaurants.) Salad purveyor Sweetgreen has removed seed oils, another ingredient that Kennedy has bashed, from all of its products and launched a 'seed oil-free menu' in January. 'From ultra-processed ingredients to artificial additives, there's a lot on our plates that isn't doing us any favors. We believe this moment is our chance to change that—to redefine food so it nourishes us, supports our communities, and honors the people who grow it,' wrote Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Neman on LinkedIn. Seed oil is found in ultra-processed foods, and there are studies linking ultra-processed foods to many health conditions. But additional studies also link the consumption of animal fats to adverse health outcomes. CNN's Jen Christensen and Kristen Rogers contributed to this report.
