Scott's last update on the Medium blog said:

"Update, January 13: We’re looking into specific questions about earnings over the last few weeks. We’re investigating to understand if and how those are related to the recent spike in abuse, the accounts we’ve suspended, and changes we made to earnings calculations. I know this can be frustrating. The goal, as stated here, is to get the most money to the most genuine writers. We hear you, we are working on it, and we will keep you updated. Thank you for your patience."

You'll find this as an amendment at the foot of this blog... https://medium.com/blog/why-weve-suspended-partner-program-accounts-this-week-05ed38fca4c3