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In 2021, Zaki Manian was needing help building his crypto finance startup.

At the time, he'd had trouble finding competent coders with years of experience

in blockchain development. But one freelancer stood above the pack, and his resume showed

an extensive work history. So Mannion hired him. And then he brought on someone he said he had

worked with, and collectively they were able to do the work.

You know, I would frequently have to, like, meet with them late at night because they said they were in Singapore, but they were quite technically competent.

Because of the time zone differences and pandemic era restrictions in Asia, Mannion never saw his new hires in person.

But nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

You send them chat messages late at night.

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