Absolutely right. The crypto Market went down sharply last week due to shocking news of new variant of covid-19 virus discovered in South which is very fatal and spreads faster and this virus is capable to evade Body immune system.This news caused panic selling in all markets including stocks, commodities and crypto. Though Bitcoin price recovered but still very sluggish and new ATH by end of 2021 seems difficult to achieve.
Yeah, it could be the main reason for the sudden decline in the price, as we no longer are in the $60k'ish and it's becoming more difficult to touch that price again as it keeps on trading sideways. The last great increase was up to $59k, but after that it goes to $56k again. So we will have to see how it will pan out this December, for sure the whole market will no longer be in panic mode next month.