• Demonetization is a radical intervention in the economy, which includes depriving the currency of the status of legal tender.

  • Demonetization could cause chaos or a severe downturn in the economy if it goes wrong.
  • Demonetization has been used as a tool to stabilize the currency and fight inflation, facilitate trade and market access, and increase the transparency of informal economic activity and move away from black and gray markets.
  • A famous example of demonetization occurred in 2016 when India demonetized 86% of its national currency.
  • Demonetization can also refer to social networks or digital content that previously qualified for revenue sharing but have since been denied revenue.