Bitcoin, ethereum inch higher after robust start to Q4

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