Sadly, lots of people are still really into this, hes raised 2-3 million a month consistently, he raised 6 million in November. I think the last time I spoke to Mael about it he said there was decent progress but I don't really know.
http://massivelyop.com/2017/09/11/star-citizens-chris-roberts-is-fed-up-with-giving-3-0-release-estimates/ Chris says that 3.0 still won't be beta but does say that '3.0 is the first time you’ll have some of the basic game loops and mechanics'
What I do know is that hes raised $171 million or $855 million if you believe Chris Roberts when he says he can make every dollar go 5 times further than a publisher backed game!