BaFin Warnings in September: How to Check in Three Minutes Whether a Crypto Provider Holds Authorisation

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.Twelve consumer notices in ten days, five of them on crypto-asset services and two with the entry point in WhatsApp or Telegram. We evaluated all twelve notices ourselves and show the check that takes you three minutes. BaFin published twelve consumer notices on unauthorised business between September 2 and September 11, 2026. Five of them explicitly name crypto-asset services, and five of the twelve appeared on a single day, September 11. If a trading platform reached you through an advertisement, a chat group or a direct message, you can check for yourself in about three minutes whether that provider is allowed to operate in Germany at all. This article shows how, and sets out what the twelve notices actually say. A BaFin warning is an official notice issued under the German Banking Act and the Crypto Markets Supervision Act. Its core message is almost always the same: the regulator has findings, or a suspicion, that a provider is conducting business requiring authorisation wi...