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Steak ’n Shake has increased its Bitcoin exposure by an additional $5 million in notional value, continuing what the company calls its ongoing “burger-to-Bitcoin transformation.” In a post on X, the restaurant chain said all Bitcoin-denominated sales continue to flow into its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR), which it describes as a self-sustaining system designed to boost restaurant performance while expanding its BTC holdings. “Our self-sustaining system — improving food quality that grows same-store sales that then grow the SBR — is transforming the chain via financial technology,” the company wrote. The latest increase follows a $10 million BTC exposure expansion…

Key takeaways:Ethereum reached 16.4 million weekly transactions, proving fees can stay below $0.20 during high demand.Decentralized exchange volume across the Ethereum ecosystem hit $26.8 billion, signaling a return of investor interest.Ether (ETH) experienced a 15.9% price correction during the seven days ending Sunday. This volatility triggered $910 million in liquidations for bullish leveraged ETH positions, fueling fears that the $2,800 support level—which has held firm for two months—might finally break. Despite this dip in trader confidence, several onchain and derivatives metrics suggest a potential short-term rally back to $3,300.Base layer fees are critical for determining demand for a native token,…

The proprietary trading industry has experienced explosive growth, with dozens of firms competing to attract talented traders. However, not all prop firms are created equal. This in-depth analysis of Hola Prime vs RebelsFunding vs FundedFast vs FundedNext examines four distinctive proprietary trading companies each offering unique approaches to trader funding, profit sharing, and growth opportunities. Hola Prime vs RebelsFunding vs FundedFast vs FundedNext: An Analyical Overview FeatureHola PrimeRebelsFundingFundedFastFundedNextFunding / Account SizesUp to $300,000 account sizeUp to $640,000 simulated fundingUp to $400,000 funded accountsUp to $300,000 simulated fundingProfit SplitUp to 95% (varies by payout frequency)Up to 90% profit shareUp to 90%…

Model Context Protocol has a security problem that won't go away.When VentureBeat first reported on MCP's vulnerabilities last October, the data was already alarming. Pynt's research showed that deploying just 10 MCP plug-ins creates a 92% probability of exploitation — with meaningful risk even from a single plug-in.The core flaw hasn't changed: MCP shipped without mandatory authentication. Authorization frameworks arrived six months after widespread deployment. As Merritt Baer, chief security officer at Enkrypt AI, warned at the time: "MCP is shipping with the same mistake we've seen in every major protocol rollout: insecure defaults. If we don't build authentication and…

The bitcoin price steadied a bit today after an early slide to $86,000 over the weekend, as traders weighed Federal Reserve risk, heavy recent liquidations, and growing technical pressure. The largest cryptocurrency was up about 1% at $87,850 by midafternoon, after falling as low as $86,000.13 earlier in the session. Price action remained volatile, with market participants cautious about sharp reversals following a weekend selloff. Attention is now centered on the Federal Reserve’s policy decision due Wednesday. The central bank is widely expected to keep interest rates in the 3.50%–3.75% range, but the meeting has drawn unusual scrutiny amid debate…

Big retailers are committing more heavily to agentic AI-led commerce, and accepting some loss of customer proximity and data control in the process. As reported by Retail Dive, the opening weeks of 2026 have seen Etsy, Target and Walmart push product ranges onto third-party AI platforms, forming new partnerships with Google’s Gemini and Microsoft’s Copilot, after last year’s collaborations with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. These let consumers purchase goods inside the AI’s conversation interface. Amazon and Walmart have been investing in their own consumer-facing AI assistants, Rufus and Sparky respectively to change how shoppers interact with their brands. Agentic AI is beginning…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Reports say Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, will not return to the company he helped build even after his legal name was cleared. US President Donald Trump issued a pardon late in 2025 that removed the criminal tag from his name. That move reopened doors that had been closed, but CZ says he prefers to stay out of day-to-day management. Pardon And The Past CZ pleaded guilty in 2023 to charges tied to weak anti-money-laundering controls at Binance. He accepted a deal that included large fines and…

The Bitcoin mining hashrate secured by Foundry USA’s mining pool fell by roughly 60% since Friday as miners across the United States curtailed operations in response to severe winter weather.“Bitcoin hashrate on Foundry USA alone is down by nearly 200 exahashes per second (EH/s), or 60%, since Friday amid continued curtailment. Temporary block production has slowed down to 12 minutes,” according to TheMinerMag. FoundryUSA still commands about 198 (EH/s) of hashing power, accounting for about 23% of the global mining pool hashrate, data from Hashrate Index shows.  A breakdown of hashing power controlled by different Bitcoin mining pools. Source: Hashrate IndexThe…

Key points:Bitcoin is attempting a recovery, but higher levels are likely to attract solid selling by the bears.Several major altcoins are at risk of breaking below their support levels.Bitcoin (BTC) bounced off the $86,000 level, but the bulls are struggling to sustain the higher levels. That shows selling on rallies.Although analysts are divided about the near-term prospects of BTC, Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao said in an interview with CNBC that BTC could witness a super cycle in the next 12 months.In contrast, Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone said in an interview with Cointelegraph that BTC has put in a long-term…

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Federal Aviation Administration needs two more days to fully recover from the significant flight disruptions that came over the weekend due to the massive winter storm that swept across the country.In an interview Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Duffy said the FAA is targeting Wednesday as the day it hopes flights will return to normal.”This storm is unique,” Duffy said. “You get the ice and you get the snow and, on top of that, we have now a cold weather snap that comes after it. … So it makes it more challenging to navigate…