CZ earned an online degree for a Japanese work visa
Changpeng Zhao (CZ) · Binance CEO: 4 Months in Prison, $4 Billion Fine, and What Comes Next · Feb 10, 2026 · at 9:15
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) explains to Chamath Palihapitiya how he earned a degree online after dropping out of McGill University.
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“And later on, I found out I still need a bachelor's degree to apply for work visas in Japan. So I went to one, this is like the doc, this is 2000, this is the dot com, like height. So I went to an online education program called the American College of Computer Science and got a degree there.”
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