Please let me know what you think a beginner should know and where they can receive the knowledge that will help them become an expert, as well as how long it will take me to get the hang of the complete trading technique. Links are greatly appreciated.
I recommend this old book but it is gold - Fibonacci for the Active Trader by Derrik Hobbs. Its is going to be helpful for you as a trader when you start learning about technical analysis. Like I said, it is old way before crypto but the ideas are the same. I don't know if there is a free version of the book online but try to get it. Or rather read the synopsis of on the internet and decide if this is what you want to be reading now.
The starting point is not the actual trading but in reading. Scammers can smell desperation and they will try to sell you some fake signal group whatever to get your money. Beware of any message of such.