We're still working hard to get everything nailed down. Jan 1st US West Coast time is still the target, but beyond that we can't give a specific hour. There are still bug-fix commits to be made, testing of those commits to ensure no unforeseen side-effects, and then a Gitian build for the release version. Putting a time on that will potentially still lead to disappointment, because even if we find nothing wrong, it's still a matter of build-times. The alternative is that we push back the release and have everything ready and on standby to just 'push the button', but as people want launch today, we're making that our goal.

You'll hear more as soon as we know more in concrete terms via official channels. Thanks for your continued patience and understanding.