Clippinger, John H, and David Bollier. From Bitcoin to Burning Man and beyond: The Quest for Identity and Autonomy in a Digital Society, 2014. [[2020-06-08]] Chapter 7 A system based on a single currency is bound to be unstable. Both capitalism and Marxism are based on a single currency issued through bank debt. The only difference is that under Marxism, the government owns the banks, and under capitalism the government will only own the banks if they fail.