Crypto Pins Hopes on Reshaped SEC for Deal Revival Under Trump

With Donald Trump headed back to the White House after an election in which candidates backed by the crypto industry overwhelmingly won seats in Congress, the stage appears set for a rush of digital-asset mergers.

A half-dozen mergers advisers and venture capitalists interviewed by Bloomberg News after Trump’s emphatic victory said they expect a sharp pickup in activity next year. They cited expectations that Trump will follow through on his pledge to remove US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, who’s led a years-long crackdown on the industry, as well as for more favorable legislation.

A post-election spike ...