Anyone who's brand new to the Bitcoin space, you

don't know where to start, I'm going to tell you where. It's called the Bitcoin Standard

by Saif Dean Amos. Now, why is this so essential? Let

me tell you, the top YouTube channel is called Invest Answers

with James. He is a great resource and gives such

good insight into investing and absolutely loves

microstrategy. Next on my top 5 resources list

is Mark Moss. And one of the things I did was I downloaded one of Mark's

spreadsheets of a forecast for Bitcoin. It

was also something that I learned about from Mark too. I think it's really,

really powerful. Which is to... I'm Matthew Fraser and this is

Crypto Collective. After making millions with Amazon and e-commerce,

I realized that if I was starting again today, crypto would

be my first choice. I'm here to help you take your first

steps and build real wealth. Ready to set yourself up

for life? Let's go. In today's episode, I'm

going to talk to you about the top five resources to

start your Bitcoin journey. Now, this is important

For anyone who's brand new to the crypto and

Bitcoin space, you don't know where to start. I'm going to

tell you where. All right, guys, let's start with the holy Bible

of Bitcoin. It's one of my absolute favorites. It's a go-to

book. It's this one right here. I keep it on my desk at all times. It's

called The Bitcoin Standard by Saif Dinamoos. Why is

this book so essential? This is, as I said, the Bible

of Bitcoin. It contains bitcoins. economic implications,

and its role as digital gold. Now, Safedine

dives deep into the monetary history, helping you

understand why Bitcoin is revolutionary and

what I personally call freedom money. Now, this

book is best for beginners and intermediaries seeking

to grasp Bitcoin's significance in the global financial

system. When we're talking about the Holy Bible, of

Bitcoin, I always recommend to people to start

with this book. This will give you a complete overview of

Bitcoin and make you understand why you're even going

to invest your money into what I'm calling the

generational wealth freedom money of the

century. Make sure you get a copy of this. While we're on the

topic of books, the next one that I'm going to recommend is

Bitcoin Evangelism by Brian DeMint. This

one is a bit more holistic in its approach. It talks about

not just Bitcoin, but also goes into the space of altcoins and

other cryptocurrencies. Brian shares his persuasive arguments

for Bitcoin adoption while addressing common misconceptions.

The book combines technical insights with personal stories to

inspire readers to embrace cryptocurrency. Now,

armed with compelling narratives, it serves as a guide

for advocates looking to educate others about Bitcoin's

advantages. This book is the second book that I

recommend to all people who are new to the cryptocurrency and

Bitcoin space. It's essential reading. One of

the key takeaways within this book is understanding the

inflation and how your money is eroding away. That's

why it's a big advocate for Bitcoin, because Bitcoin protects

your money into the future. Okay guys, there's plenty of resources out

there, not just in books. There's also plenty of

YouTube channels, but let me tell you the top YouTube channel that

I watch every single day. It's called Invest Answers with

James. Now I've been watching James and listening to his

information for I would say about two years now. He

is a great resource and gives such good

insight into investing. He's also very I

say level-headed is probably what comes to mind. He's not what

I would call a moon boy, saying that prices are going to

go through the roof. He quite often does price predictions,

but based on his own deep knowledge

and research, and creates models about

price predictions of not just Bitcoin,

but also things like altcoins and stocks, and

absolutely loves microstrategy. I

think he's a great resource. In fact, I've got a friend who started investing

in microstrategy a few years ago when James

recommended that people, or suggested to people, he's

not giving financial advice, he suggested to people to have a look at

microstrategy. And my friend is now up 1,000% from

listening to James's information. So

he definitely knows his stuff. The other big

prediction that he made in recent years was Solana. Now,

Solana right now is currently my second largest holding

after Bitcoin. He also suggested investing in

Solana during the previous bear cycle, which has now done

astronomical returns. So he's definitely someone

to watch. I love his approach. I love his quirky

personality. And he's someone that I think you will love

too. Next on my top five resources list is

Mark Moss. Now, Mark Moss is an entrepreneur, investor,

and educator with a passion for financial freedom and

economic empowerment. As a prominent voice in the financial world,

he leverages his expertise to educate millions on

topics like our very favorite, Bitcoin, macroeconomics,

and wealth building strategies through his iHeartRadio show

and popular YouTube channel. With decades of experience as

a serial entrepreneur and early crypto adopter, Mark

provides unique insights into navigating economic

cycles and building resilience in rapidly changing financial

landscape. His thought leadership makes him a trusted guide

for those seeking to take control of their financial futures.

Now, I've been following Mark now for months and months, and he really

is just great to listen to because he

gives this holistic view of the world and economics.

Now, I'm one to take advantage of resources just

like you, and one of the things I did was I downloaded one of Mark's spreadsheets

of a forecast for Bitcoin. It was also something

that I learned about from Mark too, and I think it's really, really powerful, which

is to hold onto your Bitcoin, but borrow

against it. Hey, just quickly, if you're ready to dive deeper into crypto

and Bitcoin and build real wealth, join my free

crypto collective community. It's where I share exclusive insights

and strategies and live discussions to help you succeed, whether

you're a beginner or scaling your portfolio. Click on the

link in the description and join us today. Now back to the episode. So

when I talk about borrowing against Bitcoin. What

does that even mean? Well, it means that you can buy Bitcoin

and hold it. Now, much like you do with a property, you

might hold a property that's worth a million dollars and

you don't want to sell it, but you'd like to use some of the equity

in that property to go and use that money for other things. Now,

you can do the same thing with Bitcoin. So you retain the

Bitcoin. You can go to these financial institutions right

now. There's even companies right now in Australia where you can lend

against your Bitcoin, right? So this is not something that's happening into the

future. is happening today. Now, I dare say

that within the next five years, that Australian banks will

also want to take custody of Bitcoin and use it

as collateral. So they'll take custody of

the Bitcoin, they'll give you Australian dollars, and you

can go and use those Australian dollars to either buy more real estate, you can

just spend it on a holiday, whatever you want. The advantage

to you, though, is that by retaining the Bitcoin asset,

you don't sell it, so therefore no potential capital gains.

You also retain it, so therefore you realize any potential increases

into the future as it grows, as we all expect it to do. And

the money you receive back as a loan, right, which is borrowing against

the Bitcoin, there's no tax on that because it's not considered income. So

it's really, really clever way to utilize your Bitcoin

without sealing it, much like many Australians do right

now with property. Go to Mark's website and you'll find that

you can also download this free spreadsheet, which will help

you stage out your growth of

Bitcoin into the future. Really powerful stuff. Now, how

could I even not put this gentleman in the

top five resources? And that is Bitcoin

evangelist and one of my favorites, Michael

Saylor. Now, Michael Saylor, in case you don't know, is a renowned entrepreneur,

technologist, and Bitcoin advocate. Now, as the co-founder and

executive chairman of MicroStrategy, he led the company to

acquire now over 200,000 Bitcoin in

November of 2024. Now, this is valued at over $4 billion,

making it the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin globally.

Now, Saylor has become a prominent voice in the cryptocurrency space,

emphasizing Bitcoin's role as a store of value and

hedge against inflation. Now, beyond business, he

is a passionate educator, leveraging his influence to

promote Bitcoin's transformative potential through speeches, interviews,

and his book called The Mobile Wave. I've

been following Michael Saylor for years and years. He has made a

tremendous impact on my thought

process and understanding of Bitcoin. If you want to

find more about Michael Saylor, you can go to his hope.com website.

Now, of course, Michael Saylor is all over YouTube. But

if you want to just go straight to the source, hope.com, there

you'll find all of his YouTube keynote speeches, a

range of books about Bitcoin that he personally recommends.

and a whole bunch more information. I can honestly

never get sick of listening to Michael Saylor. And every time I

listen to one of his keynotes, when I've got it on repeat, I'm always taking

more and more information away, because his thoughts and insights

into Bitcoin are so profound. But I absolutely

love it. So go check him out there. I'm sure you'll love him, too. One of the biggest

things that Michael Saylor talks about is the fact, well,

he actually doesn't even talk about it. He's done it. He's created

a Bitcoin treasury for his company called MicroStrategy, which

has seen his company do extremely well in

the publicly traded space. Now, what I've done

is I've also adopted a similar type of strategy. So

not only do I hold Bitcoin in my self-managed super fund,

not only do I hold Bitcoin in my personal name, which

Michael does as well, by the way, but I also hold Bitcoin as

a treasury reserve for my very own company. In

fact, what's interesting is it's the same company that

I still operate now where I sell on Amazon and Shopify all

over the world. But I've now created the Bitcoin Reserve or Bitcoin

Treasury for this company, which is increasing the value.

It's a form of savings for the company, and it strengthens it

into the future. So guys, now that I've said all that mumbo jumbo,

it might be a bit confusing. So let me break it down for you when I

say Bitcoin Treasury or Bitcoin Reserve. It's

pretty basic. All it means is that all

the income that my company is receiving and

basically the profit of the income, the bit that I'm saving on

the side, I've now rather just holding it in cash in

the bank where I'm receiving no growth at all, I've

simply gone out and bought Bitcoin right

so I've changed the Australian dollars into Bitcoin and

what I've seen over the years is a Substantial growth

in that if I just left it in savings in the bank for like a rainy day

Then I would see literally no growth, right? I'm so

I'm protecting the savings of the company by

converting the Australian dollars into Bitcoin and And

all I have to do to do that is I go to the Bitcoin, or

in this case, Swift X Exchange, which is a company that I use

in Australia. I create an exchange account under

my legal entity of my company. And

then I just simply transfer the money to the exchange and then buy the Bitcoin. And

that's simply it. And I can tell you that if you adopt a

Bitcoin, what they call a Bitcoin strategy for your

company, you'll also be able to detect the wealth and

savings of your company into the future. So definitely something to

consider. If you're unsure about it, dive deep into Michael

Saylor's company, MicroStrategy, to learn more. So there

you go, guys. I've given you my top five resources for

anyone who's brand new to the Bitcoin space. But

let me tell you, there's not just five. There is

a stack of really prominent, well-educated,

phenomenal people in this space who talk about Bitcoin who

could also help you. Now, if you want that full list, you

can come into the Crypto Collective community. I provide a

full breakdown of all the people that have influenced me

and my Bitcoin journey. and also just those

who I think will be exceptional for you to listen to as

well because there are a lot of charlatans out there but

that's what I want to do is I want to help you navigate straight to those

who are exceptional in the space of Bitcoin

who will help you into the future. So come through, find the link

in the description somewhere, join the Crypto Collective, it's absolutely free

and get educated even more on Bitcoin and

cryptocurrency. Thanks for tuning in to Crypto Collective. If you've enjoyed

this episode, the best way to show your support is to leave a five-star review

on Apple Podcast or Spotify and make sure to subscribe to

the YouTube channel so you don't miss an episode. You can also find more

of me at I'm Matthew Fraser on all