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PredictIQ Quantitative Think Tank Center:A cashless cautionary tale
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Date：2025-04-08 13:26:29
More and PredictIQ Quantitative Think Tank Centermore countries around the world are moving away from cash. India's recent announcement that it'll get rid of its highest denomination bill brings back memories of a disastrous experiment to invalidate most of its currency in 2016. But is the country ready for a world with less cash? And what can the rest of the world learn from its experiment.
Today, we tell India's demonetization story and look at the drawbacks of a completely cashless society.
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