# Extreme Volatility Spikes in Crypto Perps | Robuxio Research

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Single-coin volatility spikes in crypto perpetuals are rising sharply even in calm markets. The pump-and-dump pattern, quantified across the top universe.

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# Extreme Volatility Spikes in Crypto Perps

 Research • Pavel Kycek • April 30, 2026

 Crypto always moves between high-volatility and low-volatility regimes (like every other asset class)

 What has changed recently is that single-coin volatility spikes are rising sharply even during otherwise calm market periods.

 The purple chart shows it clearly: when excessive daily moves are normalized by average volatility, the current regime stands out.

 The data shows that there has been an unusual number of pump-and-dump events over the last few quarters.

![Quarterly volatility spike events inside the daily top 40 crypto universe](https://robuxio.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fresearch%2Fcrypto-perp-volatility-spikes%2Fcrypto-perp-volatility-spikes.jpg&w=1920&q=75)

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