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Glonghui, May 15 — Korean Air announced on May 15 that it will complete the integration with Asiana Airlines on December 17, 2026, thereby concluding a corporate merger process lasting more than five years. The boards of directors of both companies approved the merger agreement on May 13, and the agreement was officially signed on May 14. According to the merger agreement, Korean Air will fully assume Asiana Airlines’ assets, liabilities, employees, and related rights and obligations. The merger ratio, calculated based on the benchmark market price stipulated by South Korea’s capital market regulations, is set at “1 share of Korean Air : 0.2736432 share of Asiana Airlines.” Korean Air's capital is expected to increase by approximately KRW 101.7 billion.

Odaily reports that the US dollar is heading for its best week in two months, following US data indicating rising inflation pressures that may force the Federal Reserve to consider a rate hike in the coming year. The US Dollar Index (DXY) has risen by more than 1% this week, potentially marking the strongest weekly performance since mid-March. Consecutive higher-than-expected inflation data this week have impacted the US Treasury market and prompted a Federal Reserve official to state that the US is “facing an inflation problem.” Currency markets are now betting on rate hikes by the Federal Reserve this year, a sharp contrast to the widespread expectations for rate cuts or more dovish policies just a month ago. Monex forex trader Andrew Hazlett commented, “This is the result of both heightened tensions in the Middle East (driving oil prices higher) and US inflation data exceeding expectations.” (Golden Ten Data)

BlockBeats News, May 15, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is actively using artificial intelligence tools to monitor and predict market trading behavior in order to identify insider trading and market manipulation risks on platforms like Polymarket. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated that the regulatory agency is leveraging AI to perform pattern recognition on large-scale trading data to screen for unusual trading patterns, identify potential violative accounts, and assist in determining whether to initiate an investigation or issue subpoenas. He emphasized that in the context of rapidly growing data volume, AI has become a critical tool for regulatory work. Reports indicate that despite platforms like Polymarket being predominantly based overseas and unlicensed in the U.S., the CFTC has expressed its intention to take enforcement action against cross-border trading activities involving U.S. participants and, if necessary, exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction. The agency is combining on-chain analytics tools (such as Chainalysis) with market surveillance systems to jointly monitor the crypto market and traditional financial markets. Recently, platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi have strengthened their measures to scrutinize insider trading and market manipulation, introducing third-party on-chain data analysis services to comply with regulatory requirements. The CFTC stated that it has received a significant number of reports of trading anomalies and is currently investigating "hundreds to thousands" of potential leads, with the enforcement scope possibly expanding further in the future.