<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>arachchi.ge — research and analysis</title><description>Research, projects, investigations and public analysis by Dr. Kushan Liyana Arachchige.</description><link>https://www.arachchi.ge/</link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.arachchi.ge/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Dialog Television: Marketing and Capability Assessment</title><link>https://www.arachchi.ge/works/dialog-television-public-evidence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.arachchi.ge/works/dialog-television-public-evidence/</guid><description>A public-evidence assessment of Dialog Television’s offer, reported performance and alignment with Sri Lanka’s television-market critical success factors.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Broadcasting</category><category>Media</category><category>Sri Lanka</category></item><item><title>Telecom-Enabled Fraud in Sri Lanka: 2026 Evidence Review</title><link>https://www.arachchi.ge/works/telecom-enabled-fraud-sri-lanka-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.arachchi.ge/works/telecom-enabled-fraud-sri-lanka-2026/</guid><description>Scam operations, payment-fraud cases and the accountability gap: a public-record investigation updated through 27 August 2026.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:10:04 GMT</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z</atom:updated><category>Telecom-enabled fraud</category><category>Sri Lanka</category><category>Cybercrime</category><category>Financial fraud</category><category>Digital governance</category></item><item><title>Beecoin and Sunbird Foundation in Sri Lanka: The Notice-Date Dispute and Missing Recovery Record</title><link>https://www.arachchi.ge/works/beecoin-sri-lanka/</link><guid 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NDB connection, alleged Binance transfers and the missing recovery record.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bank fraud</category><category>Cryptocurrency</category><category>Binance</category><category>Asset tracing</category><category>Financial crime</category><category>Sri Lanka</category><category>Investigation</category></item><item><title>Crypto as Representation, Payment and Proceeds: Five Further Sri Lanka-Connected Case Studies</title><link>https://www.arachchi.ge/works/crypto-linked-cases-sri-lanka/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.arachchi.ge/works/crypto-linked-cases-sri-lanka/</guid><description>A comparative public-record investigation distinguishing an unauthenticated Beecoin/Sunbird-branded USDT promotion, Infinity Rover&apos;s represented USDT terms, Ledger Block&apos;s bounded virtual-asset record, Fruugo Oline&apos;s reported e-commerce framing, an alleged downstream Binance rail with no Binance wrongdoing established, and a regional Myawaddy crypto/proceeds typology not attributed to Sri Lankan cohorts.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Cryptocurrency</category><category>Financial crime</category><category>Prohibited schemes</category><category>Cybercrime</category><category>Human trafficking</category><category>Asset recovery</category><category>Sri Lanka</category><category>Investigation</category></item><item><title>Fast3Cycle International in Sri Lanka: Recruitment Mechanics, Regulatory Status and the Missing Case Record</title><link>https://www.arachchi.ge/works/fast3cycle-sri-lanka/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.arachchi.ge/works/fast3cycle-sri-lanka/</guid><description>A public-record case study of Fast3Cycle International&apos;s recruitment mechanics, CBSL determination, no verified crypto connection and missing procedural and recovery record.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Fast3Cycle International</category><category>Pyramid schemes</category><category>Direct selling</category><category>Financial consumer protection</category><category>Sri Lanka</category><category>Investigation</category></item><item><title>Infinity Rover in Sri Lanka: USDT Packages, Regulatory Determination and the Missing Recovery Record</title><link>https://www.arachchi.ge/works/infinity-rover-sri-lanka/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.arachchi.ge/works/infinity-rover-sri-lanka/</guid><description>A public-record case study of Infinity Rover&apos;s crypto-facing representations, USDT package terms, CBSL determination, reported investigative submission to a magistrate and unresolved participant recovery.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Infinity Rover</category><category>Cryptocurrency</category><category>USDT</category><category>Pyramid schemes</category><category>Financial consumer protection</category><category>Sri Lanka</category><category>Investigation</category></item><item><title>Warnings Without Recovery? Four Sri Lankan Investment Schemes in the Crypto Era</title><link>https://www.arachchi.ge/works/investment-schemes-crypto-era-sri-lanka/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.arachchi.ge/works/investment-schemes-crypto-era-sri-lanka/</guid><description>A comparative public-record investigation of Sports Chain, OnmaxDT, MTFE and F3C, tracing cryptocurrency&apos;s different roles and the unresolved route from asset restraint to claimant recovery.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Investment schemes</category><category>Cryptocurrency</category><category>Financial consumer protection</category><category>Asset recovery</category><category>Sri Lanka</category><category>Investigation</category></item><item><title>Ledger Block and Fruugo Oline in Sri Lanka: Crypto Payments, Recruitment and the Missing Recovery Record</title><link>https://www.arachchi.ge/works/ledger-block-fruugo-sri-lanka/</link><guid 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cross-border tracing and unresolved local recovery.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>MTFE</category><category>Cryptocurrency</category><category>Pyramid schemes</category><category>Asset recovery</category><category>Financial consumer protection</category><category>Sri Lanka</category><category>Investigation</category></item><item><title>Recruited for IT Work, Forced to Scam: Sri Lankans in Myawaddy&apos;s Cybercrime Compounds</title><link>https://www.arachchi.ge/works/myawaddy-cyber-scam-trafficking-sri-lanka/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.arachchi.ge/works/myawaddy-cyber-scam-trafficking-sri-lanka/</guid><description>A public-record case study of Sri Lankans trafficked to Myawaddy, forced criminality, staged repatriations and the unresolved recruiter proceedings.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Myawaddy</category><category>Human trafficking</category><category>Forced 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court proceedings and unresolved questions as at 27 August 2026.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bank fraud</category><category>NDB Bank</category><category>Banking regulation</category><category>Corporate governance</category><category>Sri Lanka</category><category>Investigation</category></item><item><title>Sri Lanka’s crypto regulation roadmap: what the 2026 framework actually means</title><link>https://www.arachchi.ge/works/crypto-regulation-roadmap-sri-lanka/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.arachchi.ge/works/crypto-regulation-roadmap-sri-lanka/</guid><description>A detailed analysis of Sri Lanka’s 2026 virtual-asset framework, its legal meaning and its implications for market participants and institutions.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Crypto regulation</category><category>Virtual assets</category><category>Sri Lanka</category></item><item><title>From Cryptocurrency to Virtual Assets: A 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