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Silver is up more than 40% over the past 12 months – outpacing gold and nearly every major asset class. Now, a new grassroots movement online is reigniting the silver narrative. Dubbed Silver Squeeze 2.0, social media users are calling for a mass physical silver buy on March 31, claiming the market is rigged and ripe for disruption. Is this a real market threat – or just online noise? In this interview, Peter Krauth, author of The Great Silver Bull and Editor of Silver Stock Investor, joins Kitco News Anchor Jeremy Szafron to break down what's really happening. Krauth outlines how over 223 million ounces of silver are short – nearly 25% of annual mine supply – and why “the market is tight” with rising lease rates and depleted inventories. Krauth warns, “If we get a surge in investment demand, there’s less physical silver available than there used to be.” He also explains silver’s long-term breakout potential, manipulation tactics in futures markets, and why $50 silver may not be far off.