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~10 years ago I was living in Iran and was hired as a contractor in a US company.I was being paid using Bitcoins (due to sanctions).

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Wow, I can't believe a startup would willingly take that risk. Violating US sanctions law is no joke for a US company!

Did you intentionally not tell them you were in Iran and instead just said you wanted to be paid in bitcoin without explanation? I'm extremely curious.

They knew I was in Iran. None of us knew it's illegal to hire contractors we just thought it's some banking access issue. Also it was a small amount and not a systemic thing I was the only one.

I hope you’re not living there any more. I’d still have used a throwaway account for this…

Thank for the concern im a US citizen now.

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