CZ: Started her first job at McDonald's at age 14, earning $5.50 an hour; began learning programming in high school.

According to Mars Finance, on February 10th, Binance founder CZ stated 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 Canadian dollars per hour, but McDonald's only paid 5.5 Canadian dollars per hour due to a special exemption. I started learning programming in high school, and when choosing a university, I hesitated between the University of Waterloo and McGill University. Influenced by a friend's mother, I chose McGill to study biology, but switched to computer science after one semester. I avoided student loans through summer and academic year jobs. I received some support from my father and sister in the early stages, but later became completely self-sufficient. In my twenties, I turned to business development."