The GHST staking contracts are ready to go, and have been reviewed by dozens of Solidity experts during our bug bounty. No serious bugs were found. We are 99% confident there are no vulnerabilities in the contracts.
HOWEVER, we're also extremely fortunate to have been offered an audit by a top auditing firm. It will start immediately and last for a period of about 7-10 days. An audit would further guarantee that funds are safu and help instill confidence in the Aavegotchi team's development ability.
IF nothing is found in the initial review, we plan to launch the staking contracts even before the audit report has been published, so could potentially be even sooner.