Bitcoin (BTC-USD+0.1%) is ahead marginally on Monday morning; ethereum (ETH-USD-1.5%), is also taking a breather after a 17% advance over the past five days.
Looking a bit further out, bitcoin (BTC-USD) is down 5% on a month-over-month basis, while ether (ETH-USD) slumps 14%.
Comparing that to the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTC:GBTC+1.0%) and Grayscale Ethereum Trust (OTCQX:ETHE+2.8%), not surprisingly, presents similar returns to the tokens, with GBTC up 8.7% in the past five trading days, while ETHE gains 10%, though still under pressure M/M.
For company specific news, crypto miner Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA-1.6%) said its bitcoin production surged 91% in Q3, in addition to securing a $100M revolving line of credit with Silvergate Bank (SI-0.9%).
In the meantime, El Salvador, a Latin American country that recently adopted bitcoin (BTC-USD) as legal tender, said over 3M Salvadorans - nearly half of the total population - are using its Chivo wallet app in less than a month, according to President Nayib Bukele's tweet.
As the two largest cryptos turn slightly negative, crypto-related stocks are mostly edging lower on the day including: Riot Blockchain (RIOT-4.4%), Bit Digital (BTBT-6.3%), Hut 8 Mining (HUT-3.7%), Bitfarms, (BITF-2.9%), CleanSpark (CLSK-3.4%), ISW Holdings (OTCPK:ISWH-5.2%) and Argo Blockchain (ARBK-3.6%).