Bitcoin Outpaces Credit Cards in Speed Test—Steak ‘n Shake Proves It
Forget waiting for card approvals—Bitcoin just schooled traditional payments in a real-world speed test. Steak ‘n Shake’s latest transaction data shows crypto clearing faster than Visa or Mastercard at the register.
No more ‘processing…’ purgatory. Lightning Network settlements finalize before the receipt prints, while credit card networks still batch transactions in 15-minute windows. Merchants get funds in minutes, not days—and without the 3% ‘convenience tax’ from payment processors.
Wall Street analysts shrug: ‘But volatility!’ Meanwhile, Bitcoin keeps eating their lunch—one burger at a time.