American restaurant brand adopts BTC payment and plans to enter Bitcoin nation El Salvador

A US fast food restaurant chain has announced it will expand to El Salvador after starting to accept Bitcoin (BTC) as a form of payment.
According to Cointelegraph, on the 16th (local time), the American fast food restaurant Steak 'n Shake
Shake recently participated in the "Bitcoin Hist́rico" event in El Salvador, and subsequently posted a message on X's message board saying, "Bitcoin Nation."
It was an honor to be able to come to your home," he said, confirming his plans to open a store in El Salvador.
The company introduced Bitcoin payments in May of this year, and Chief Operating Officer Dan Edwards
"Our goal is to support Bitcoin payments at all stores around the world," said Dan Edwards in an interview. The company said same-store sales increased by about 1% in the second quarter.
The company cited the adoption of BTC payments as one of the main factors behind the 1% increase. The company has already become a symbol of the Bitcoin community, offering physical goods and services in BTC.
This is a prime example of the growing number of participating stores. The trend of using Bitcoin for small-amount, everyday payments is considered a necessary step toward mass adoption.
Meanwhile, the company briefly considered introducing Ethereum (ETH) payments, but withdrew the plan after facing strong opposition.
In a survey conducted on the platform, 53% of the 48,815 participants were in favor of ETH payments, but opposition was quickly followed among Bitcoin supporters.
Ron Sovereignty Swanson said, "ETH is centralized garbage, Bitcoin is freedom. If I receive ETH, I
Of course, we will lose all our Bitcoin customers." The company initially promised to "follow the results of the vote," but on the same day announced, "We will suspend the survey. Our loyalty is...
"I will do this together with Bitcoiners. Who authorized this survey? I will return to the office," he said, canceling his plans to pay in ETH.