In what must be some sort of cosmic sign, a cash-strapped entrepreneur has taken to posting QR codes in BART stations requesting Bitcoin in exchange for "good karma." Verge reporter Casey Newton spotted the sign, which appeals to the rare sympathetic commuter who actually remembers what QR codes are and has a reader installed on their smartphone.

The enterprising youngster may have been inspired by stories like that of the college football fan who recently scored more than $20,000 with a "Hi Mom" sign and Bitcoin QR code. But the livin' isn't that easy for Bitcoin users in the city, at least not yet. Earlier this year, Forbes reporter Kashmir Hill conducted a weeklong experiment in living only on Bitcoin in San Francisco. She lost five pounds, couldn't get a fresh cup of coffee, and wished she could pay for her data plan using Bitcoin. The upside? Okcupid accepts it.

Hill also found that in-person Bitcoin purchases rely almost entirely on QR codes, which started as a failed experiment in mobile advertising: "I’ve never seen so many people actually using QR codes." With that said, you can scan the above code if you feel the urge to earn points on the Bitcoin/karma exchange.

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