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$650B CRASH: Silver Hits $71 — But China Paying $89 (Paper Market COLLAPSING)

  • Independent News Roundup By Independent News Roundup
  • Dec 30, 2025

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$650 billion vanished in hours. Silver crashed from $83 to $71 — yet in China, buyers kept paying $89 for the same metal.

This video breaks down what most investors are missing right now:

👉 the collapse of paper silver vs the strength of physical silver. While Western markets panicked after a violent margin-driven selloff, Shanghai continued paying massive premiums for real, deliverable silver. That $17–$18 gap isn’t a glitch — it’s a warning. 

  • In this analysis, you’ll learn:
  • Why today’s silver crash wasn’t “natural price discovery”
  • How margin hikes forced mass liquidations in paper markets
  • Why paper silver and physical silver are now two different markets
  • What backwardation really signals about physical shortages
  • Why Shanghai is ignoring Western paper prices
  • How export controls and industrial demand are tightening supply
  • The hidden pyramid of paper claims vs real metal
  • What this divergence means for silver, gold, and all real assets
  • This isn’t just about silver.

It’s about paper promises vs physical reality — a dynamic that applies to stocks, bonds, real estate, and every leveraged financial market. When confidence breaks, prices on a screen stop reflecting reality.

While paper traders were forced to sell, physical buyers accumulated. Inventory disappeared. Delivery delays increased. And the premium for real metal widened during the crash — something that almost never happens in a healthy market.

By the end of this video, you’ll understand:

  • How price suppression actually works
  • Why volatility is often engineered
  • Why physical markets eventually overpower paper markets
  • What to watch next as this divergence unfolds

📌 This is educational analysis only. Not financial advice.

Always do your own research and understand your risk.

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