tags. We'll translate each paragraph.
Original: "Aave founder Stani Kulechov is backing a sweeping cleanup of the protocol's lending markets. The move will see Aave wind down deployments on six blockchains and remove dozens of lightly used asset markets, affecting $98.1 million in deposits. The decision, driven by rising multichain costs, marks one of the biggest strategic retrenchments by a major DeFi protocol this year."
Translation: "Pengasas Aave, Stani Kulechov, menyokong pembersihan menyeluruh pasaran pinjaman protokol itu. Langkah ini akan menyaksikan Aave menghentikan penggunaan pada enam blokchain dan mengeluarkan berpuluh-puluh pasaran aset yang jarang digunakan, menjejaskan deposit sebanyak $98.1 juta. Keputusan ini, didorong oleh kos multichain yang semakin meningkat, menandakan salah satu pengunduran strategik terbesar oleh protokol DeFi utama tahun ini."
We need to ensure natural Malay. "wind down deployments" -> "menghentikan penggunaan" or "mengurangkan penggunaan"? Actually "wind down" means to gradually close, so "menghentikan secara berperingkat" or "menghentikan". I'll use "menghentikan penggunaan" for simplicity. "lightly used" -> "jarang digunakan". "retrenchments" -> "pengunduran" or "pengecutan"? In business context, "retrenchment" means cutting back, so "pengurangan" or "penarikan diri". I'll use "pengunduran strategik".
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The $98M cleanup
" -> "
Pembersihan $98J
" or "$98 juta". I'll use "$98 juta" for clarity.
Then: "Aave plans to remove 50 asset markets across six blockchains. The overhaul touches $98.1 million in deposits — a relatively small slice of Aave's total locked value, but a significant operational shift. The affected chains haven't been named publicly yet, but the protocol is preparing to wind down deployments on each of them. The removals target markets that have seen light usage, where the cost of maintaining liquidity and oracle feeds outweighs the benefit."
Translation: "Aave merancang untuk mengeluarkan 50 pasaran aset merentas enam blokchain. Penstrukturan semula ini melibatkan deposit sebanyak $98.1 juta — sebahagian kecil daripada jumlah nilai terkunci Aave, tetapi perubahan operasi yang ketara. Rantaian yang terjejas belum dinamakan secara terbuka, tetapi protokol itu sedang bersedia untuk menghentikan penggunaan pada setiap daripadanya. Pengeluaran ini menyasarkan pasaran yang kurang digunakan, di mana kos penyelenggaraan kecairan dan suapan oracle melebihi manfaat."
"oracle feeds" -> "suapan oracle" is okay. "outweighs" -> "melebihi".
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Why now?
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Mengapa sekarang?
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"Rising multichain costs are the main driver. As Aave expanded to more networks over the past few years, the overhead of running separate deployments — including bridge infrastructure, oracle updates, and governance overhead — has grown. Kulechov's backing signals that the protocol's leadership sees the cleanup as necessary to keep the core lending business efficient. The timing isn't great for the broader multichain thesis, but Aave is prioritizing capital efficiency over breadth."
Translation: "Kos multichain yang meningkat adalah pemacu utama. Apabila Aave berkembang ke lebih banyak rangkaian sejak beberapa tahun lalu, kos overhed untuk menjalankan penggunaan berasingan — termasuk infrastruktur jambatan, kemas kini oracle, dan overhed tadbir urus — telah meningkat. Sokongan Kulechov menandakan bahawa kepimpinan protokol melihat pembersihan ini sebagai perlu untuk memastikan perniagaan pinjaman teras kekal cekap. Masa ini tidak sesuai untuk tesis multichain yang lebih luas, tetapi Aave mengutamakan kecekapan modal berbanding keluasan."
"overhead" -> "overhed" is acceptable. "tadbir urus" for governance.
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What users need to know
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Apa yang pengguna perlu tahu
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"Depositors in the affected markets will need to withdraw their funds before the wind-down completes. Aave hasn't set a hard deadline yet, but the process is expected to take several weeks. Users on the six chains will see their markets gradually disabled — first borrowing, then lending, then full removal. The protocol has said it will give advance notice before any forced withdrawals. For now, the $98.1 million at risk is a fraction of Aave's total deposits, but anyone with assets in those markets should move quickly."
Translation: "Penyimpan dalam pasaran yang terjejas perlu mengeluarkan dana mereka sebelum penghentian selesai. Aave belum menetapkan tarikh akhir yang ketat, tetapi proses ini dijangka mengambil masa beberapa minggu. Pengguna di enam rantaian akan melihat pasaran mereka dilumpuhkan secara beransur-ansur — pertama pinjaman, kemudian peminjaman, kemudian penyingkiran penuh. Protokol itu telah menyatakan akan memberi notis awal sebelum sebarang pengeluaran paksa. Buat masa ini, $98.1 juta yang berisiko adalah sebahagian kecil daripada jumlah deposit Aave, tetapi sesiapa yang mempunyai aset dalam pasaran tersebut harus bertindak dengan cepat."
Note: "borrowing" and "lending" – in DeFi context, borrowing is taking loans, lending is providing. But here "first borrowing, then lending" – actually in Aave, you can borrow and lend. But the order: "first borrowing, then lending" might mean that borrowing will be disabled first, then lending? Actually it says "gradually disabled — first borrowing, then lending, then full removal." So we translate: "pertama pinjaman (borrowing), kemudian peminjaman (lending)"? But in Malay, "pinjaman" can be loan, and "peminjaman" is lending. But to avoid confusion, we can say "pertama, aktiviti meminjam, kemudian aktiviti meminjamkan" but that's awkward. Better: "pertama, fungsi meminjam, kemudian fungsi meminjamkan" or "pertama, peminjaman, kemudian pinjaman" but that's reversed. Actually in English, "borrowing" is taking a loan, "lending" is giving a loan. So we can say "pertama, peminjaman (borrowing), kemudian pemberian pinjaman (lending)" but that's long. Alternatively, we can use "meminjam" and "meminjamkan". But the sentence: "first borrowing, then lending" means that the borrowing feature will be disabled first, then the lending feature. So we can translate: "pertama, fungsi meminjam, kemudian fungsi meminjamkan" or "pertama, peminjaman, kemudian pemberian pinjaman". I'll use "pertama, aktiviti meminjam, kemudian aktiviti meminjamkan" but that's not concise. Maybe "pertama, pinjaman, kemudian simpanan" but that's not accurate. Actually in Aave, lending means supplying assets, so it's like depositing. But we'll stick with "meminjam" and "meminjamkan". I'll write: "pertama, meminjam, kemudian meminjamkan" but that's ambiguous. Better to use "fungsi meminjam" and "fungsi meminjamkan". So: "pertama, fungsi meminjam, kemudian fungsi meminjamkan, kemudian penyingkiran penuh." That works.
Also "forced withdrawals" -> "pengeluaran paksa".
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