I loved August Medium. It was the Medium I'd been waiting for. And it continued into most of September. I don't know about the Medium claim of fraud, but I suspect they were "giving away" too much money and had to rein that in. I'm also not entirely sure the boost scheme is a way to get to quality writing.

Like you, I don't know if August Medium will ever be back - I like writing here, I like the community - but, well, earning at least some money to buy coffee would be nice.