Jun 07 2021, 8:17 AM June 07 2021, 3:30 AM June 07 2021, 8:17 AM (Bloomberg Opinion) -- The stronger the interest in Chinaâs coming digital currency, the less we seem to know about it. Sifting through comments by officials thought to be the brains behind the project, Capital Economicsâ chief Asia economist Mark Williams has raised an interesting question: What if the e-CNY, as some are beginning to call the new electronic cash, is not at all a central bank digital currency? (Bloomberg Opinion) -- The stronger the interest in Chinaâs coming digital currency, the less we seem to know about it. Sifting through comments by officials thought to be the brains behind the project, Capital Economicsâ chief Asia economist Mark Williams has raised an interesting question: What if the e-CNY, as some are beginning to call the new electronic cash, is not at all a central bank digital currency?