That was overturned likely due to the banks had a bit more influence over our elected officials. I believe the limit is still 10K for a single transaction before a flag goes up. But i wouldn't test the waters by making too many high $$ deposits.
And yes I filled the letter out and spoke with my representatives. My understanding is EBay is still working very hard to get this overturned to a more reasonable number. The more that bi-ch th e more likely something will change