Avalanche ($AVAX) price dips as the platform faces a major outage, drawing comparisons to the recent Solana disruption, sparking market concerns. The Avalanche platform experienced a significant outage, leading to a drop in $AVAX price as the market participants grow increasingly wary. The platform grapples with issues related to block finalization, with a statement from the Avalanche status page indicating a 'block finalization stall.' Developers are actively investigating the issue, with Ava Labs co-founder Kevin Sekniqi addressing the situation on social media, mentioning a potential connection to a recent inscription wave. Despite the outage, Sekniqi's assurance has sent some relief to the cryptocurrency community, describing the incident as an 'esoteric bug' stemming from untested edge cases. The outage has prompted discussions within the crypto community, drawing comparisons to the recent Solana blockchain network outage. As of writing, the Avalanche price slipped 3.08% and traded at $36.38, with its trading volume slipping 16.83% to $422 million. The $AVAX crypto has lost nearly 12% in the last seven days, while noting monthly gains of 30%.