On February 10, Binance founder CZ said in an interview with the All-In podcast, "My first job was at McDonald's when I was about 14 years old. At that time, the minimum wage in British Columbia was $6 per hour, but McDonald's paid me only $5.50 per hour due to a special exemption."
She started learning programming in high school, and when choosing a university, she hesitated between the University of Waterloo and McGill University. Influenced by a friend's mother, she chose McGill to study biology, but switched to computer science after one semester. She avoided student loans by working summer and academic year jobs. She received some support from her father and sister in her early years, but later became completely self-sufficient. In her twenties, she transitioned to business development.
