NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is starting a second act: Helping cryptocurrency exchange operator OKX and the owner of the New York Stock Exchange build a new business that merges digital and traditional finance markets.

Cuomo, who has advised OKX on policy matters including a federal investigation that the firm pleaded guilty to, will co-chair a joint venture between OKX and Intercontinental Exchange Inc., the companies announced Monday. Trabue Bland, ICE’s senior vice president of futures exchanges, will be the other chair.

“I think that is going to be a very, very powerful combination,” Cuomo said in an interview. “It’s ICE and the New York Stock Exchange recognizing that this technology is…