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Binance founder CZ: Strongly recommends young people start businesses in AI and blockchain

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said in an exclusive interview with Japanese media outlet PIVOT that this is the best time in human history to start a business, and strongly recommended that young people choose entrepreneurship rather than the traditional lifelong employment path. He said that the major tracks are already clear: AI, blockchain, and internet technology. As long as you choose any one of these fields and find something people truly need that you are capable of building, there is a fairly high chance of making a lot of money and achieving great success.

CZ emphasized in the interview that entrepreneurship is full of uncertainty and pain, but it can bring unprecedented freedom, profound positive impact, and rich returns that cross social classes. He suggested that young people should quickly learn new technologies, figure out what they can do, what they like to do, and what is valuable to others, and then start doing it immediately. The interview also covered the view that AI agents will need cryptocurrency as a native means of payment because they cannot use traditional bank accounts or credit cards.

The exclusive interview aired on the official PIVOT channel on October 24, 2026, and lasted about 36 minutes. CZ also mentioned Giggle Academy, the free education project he is promoting.

Original sources:

  1. Title: 【Japanese exclusive interview: Binance founder CZ】What is the revolution of “AI × blockchain”? / What the billionaire who served time is betting on next / Changes coming within 5 years / What Japanese companies should prepare for right now [PIVOT GLOBAL] Publisher: PIVOT official channel Publication date: 2026-10-24 URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hmlgUN-42E Nature of source: original interview Verification status: This time we actually read the video description, chapters, and transcript excerpts; verification date 2026-10-26 Supporting content: CZ’s statements that AI, blockchain, and the internet are the clear major tracks, and his recommendation to start a business rather than pursue lifelong employment

  2. Title: CZ's Latest Interview: Now Is the Best Era for Entrepreneurship — Being a Stable Cog Is the Most Dangerous Illusion Publisher: Odaily / Deep Tide TechFlow Publication date: 2026-10-26 URL: https://www.odaily.news/en/post/5213573 Nature of source: media report (compiled based on the interview) Verification status: This time we actually read the relevant full-text passages; verification date 2026-10-26 Supporting content: interview background, Giggle Academy details, and a summary of CZ’s advice to young people on starting a business

  3. Title: Podcast Notes | CZ: This Is the Best Era for Entrepreneurship; Being a Stable Cog Is the Most Dangerous Illusion Publisher: TechFlow Publication date: 2026-10-26 URL: https://www.techflowpost.com/en-US/article/34858 Nature of source: media report (compiled based on the interview) Verification status: This time we actually read the relevant passages; verification date 2026-10-26 Supporting content: direct quotes or close paraphrases of CZ on “today is the best day” and choosing the major tracks

ABAB AI Insight

CZ founded Binance in 2017 and, within months, made its trading volume the highest in the world. His early career included developing order-routing and matching systems for the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, an experience that influenced the design of Binance’s trading engine. From 2023 to 2024, he served a four-month sentence over issues related to violations of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act and stepped down as CEO; he is now focused on projects such as Giggle Academy. This interview is his complete public statement after stepping down, systematically laying out his views on the combination of AI and blockchain and on the entrepreneurial path.

On capital and business paths, CZ said that future AI agents will carry out tasks on a large scale, including content production, marketing, and payments, but they cannot rely on traditional banking or credit card systems to complete high-frequency, small-value settlements. He believes cryptocurrency is the native currency of the machine economy and will drive transaction speed and scale up by factors ranging from thousands to millions. This judgment is based on blockchain’s permissionless, second-level confirmation characteristics, and contrasts with the friction of account opening and settlement in traditional financial infrastructure. He is also promoting Giggle Academy, which has an annual investment of about $5 million, a team of about 50 people, has served about 2 million children, and aims to be a sustainable free education platform.

Compared with traditional internet entrepreneurship waves, today’s AI and blockchain tools have lowered the barrier to building products, making it easier for individuals or small teams to validate demand and iterate quickly. The difference is that the AI agent economy increases the demand for native digital payments, whereas the earlier internet mainly relied on advertising and subscription models. CZ’s advice does not guarantee success, but rather, based on the clarity of the tracks and the availability of tools, raises the probability of opportunity to a “fairly high” level.

CZ’s statements make track selection, capability matching, and immediate action the core mechanism, rather than relying on capital scale or institutional resources. For young people, this means that in the fields of AI, blockchain, or the internet, identifying real demand and building something can change their income sources and the scope of their influence, while the lifelong employment path faces a higher risk of being replaced amid rapid technological change. The observation metric is actual product launch and user validation progress, rather than simply learning or discussing.

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  1. When the tracks are clear, identifying demand and building something is closer to results than staying in the planning stage.

  2. The AI agent economy requires permissionless small-value payments, and cryptocurrency is a prerequisite for its settlement layer.