Days later, we have received several suggestions and very constructive feedback from the alpha community. Faced with dilemma whether to launch a product that could be even better in a few weeks’ time, we have decided to implement their comments and suggestions before progressing to the beta phase. Our users deserve the best experience out of the box, from the first login.
That is why we are postponing the launch of the beta version and public release until early 2017. This was not an easy decision, but we firmly believe it is the right one.

So my speculation was correct.. testers found bugs in products and some suggested improvements..  

I'd do same, postpone fuck out of it and do solid shit. Fuck typical "capitalistic" views such as "we need MVP - Minimum Viable Product and GET MONEY then we fix bugs later hahahahah".

"unrestricted competition" vs restricted competition

Let's say  there are 10 BTC holders  right? Each of them  have some amount of BTC ( really doesnt matter how many)
The price of btc is $900 ( and in the next days there will be an big announcement, UE USA etc will regulate the market)
With two days before of announcement  you got from inside (official source) the information that there will be no regulation)
In this cause the BTC price  will crash, but you have an advantage ( you have the information)

You sell all of them!

After that comes the official statement  " There will be no regulation"

Price crashes to $700 $600

You are happy because you are "smart" than others 9 ( they were f***ed up! )

This is "unrestricted competition" ? Are you for real?

Unrestricted competition it should be fair competition  in which, everyone  has  equality of opportunity.

Do you know that this kind of acts are forbidden  on Stock Exchanges ?

PS :  I'm not leftist! (socialist)
I'm rightist.

True that. But delay is delay, I don't think there is good way to tell investors that there will be delay.