It was some techical problems. The end of December - begining of January is a time of new year holidays and it took a time to solve this problem. Optherium team apologize for any inconvenience caused by the delay.
The position of the project representative was clear even before this explanation. it would be nice if
SLVM spoke out.
Based on the written SLVM that the problem has been solved and even wished the project success, it means that he is satisfied with the decision and was not very upset about the delay.