Yes the decline in the Steem price really helped us take the plunge to tighten our belts since our costs are in USD, the optimisations will only strengthen our foundation for future. We still have some final billings coming through this month, hopefully the full benefits will be felt in September if the Steem price doesn't drop further.

I would say end of September being the earliest for Steem Engine staking, we are waiting for our CFO to come back from vacay, he is also the dev behind the token functions.