Updated September 28, 2026
What is BaFin?
In short
BaFin is Germany's financial supervisory authority, watching banks, payment firms and investment firms in the country.
BaFin is the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, the authority that supervises banks, payment service firms and investment firms operating there. For a crypto exchange, a BaFin entry means a licensed firm stands behind the operation, so there is a supervisor to report to and a complaints route beyond the exchange itself. The listings here show bitcoin.de with BaFin, FollowMyMoney and justTRADE with BaFin, and Bitpanda naming BaFin alongside the Austrian and Maltese financial authorities.
Sources
- bitcoin.de, checked September 26, 2026
- bitpanda.com, checked September 26, 2026
- esma.europa.eu, checked September 26, 2026