London/Singapore — Cryptocurrency ethereum broke through $4,000 for the first time on Monday, climbing to a new peak for a third day in a row on bets it may find new uses, though some analysts said it was overvalued at current levels.

Ethereum, the second-largest coin by market capitalisation, jumped more than 6% to just below $4,175, and was last up about 2%...

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