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# Do I need to KYC

<mark style="background-color:orange;">Please note this is an archived page. For the latest information, please refer to the</mark> [<mark style="background-color:orange;">checker guide</mark>](/~/changes/SEmckdqnOShLZDxKjyKJ/checker-guide.md)<mark style="background-color:orange;">.</mark>

Only users who are at least 18 years old can claim Aethir Checker node rewards. Users from the US and OFAC/UN-sanctioned countries are not eligible to participate. This includes users from Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea, Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic regions.