An important event that occured was the prominent StartEngine campaign banner on the forums being replaced by the temporary outage. After that was resolved, the StartEngine campaign banner was not restored.
I havenāt contributed because my personal circumstances have changed and Iām unable to responsibly contribute to the campaign, as much as I want to.
Thatās completely understandable, and no worries - your enthusiasm and support has still been very much appreciated and it is best that you prioritize your personal financial needs. 
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It would be nice to hear how the money will be used with more specifics and perhaps where else they are looking to acquire funds, seeing how they didnāt reach the maximum amount. Specifics such as what development areas they are looking to focus on. The campaign only provided vague estimates about how the money would be allocated such as x% toward marking, y% toward R&D, etc.
Recent open job positions:
Focusing on these positions make sense to me.
Also some of the old developer contractors have recently increased activity. Maybe they are already contracted or it could be a coincidence. At least some of the old developers show they stick around.