Today was almost the day.

Bitcoin’s price jumped above the $73,000 mark on Tuesday afternoon, coming just over $175 away from setting a new all-time high price and topping the previous peak of $73,737 set back in March. And then it fell.

Fervent crypto investors were no doubt glued to their screens this afternoon, watching as Bitcoin led the charge that ultimately lifted the broader market. After hitting $70,000 late Monday for the first time in five months, the price of BTC continued to gain on Tuesday, just one week ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

But it wasn’t meant to be—at least, not yet. Bitcoin popped as high as $73,562 on Tuesday afternoon, as of this writing, according to data from CoinGecko, with top exchanges and other price aggregators similarly showing a daily peak that was approximately $200 or less than their respective all-time marks.

The Crypto Twitter reaction has been surprisingly subdued, with more prominent tweets wondering about the lack of euphoric glee (or subseq

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Author: Andrew Hayward