He did say he was going to bed a few hours ago, and no, the payments haven't stopped according to Blockchain: https://blockchain.info/address/1NcHirWVDfUAngWLjBzmPCQaeZaMPCceHC

That being said, I'm also waiting on my payment: https://blockchain.info/tx/e94acc8d237afebd6af4c9d73809bd559d2bbc7a14c140766cde68967c4cb78f