Hey there, What’s Next readers! Law.com senior tech editor Ian Lopez here, and I’ll be with you for the next few weeks while your usual host, Ben Hancock, takes some much-deserved R&R time. Like Ben, I take a bird’s eye view of the intersection of law and technology and obsess over the various ways technology is changing the law and the legal profession.

On my radar this week: federal regulators are scrutinizing cryptocurrency, Facebook is battling privacy headaches, and e-discovery is the new black. Tell me what you’re watching. Email me at [email protected] or find me on Twitter: @ianmichaellopez.