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Is Twino regulated in the EU?

Twino — legal name AS TWINO Investments. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇱🇻 Latvia.

Authorised under MiCA

Twino is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Latvijas Banka on 4 June 2026 and covers 4 of 10 MiCA services in 11 EEA countries.

Twino among the EU's authorised providers

Twino was the 6th of 12 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in Latvia, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 17 months after MiCA became applicable. With 4 authorised services it is above the register average of 3.3; 107 providers hold a broader one. It has notified 11 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. Latvijas Banka supervises 12 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

Twino is authorised for 4 of the ten crypto-asset services defined in Article 3(1)(16) of MiCA. It is not authorised for operating a trading platform, placing of crypto-assets, reception and transmission of orders, advice on crypto-assets, portfolio management, transfer services — if it offers those, that activity is outside this licence.

  • a Custody and administration 11 countries Holding clients' crypto-assets or the private keys to them, and keeping them safe. This is what a wallet service or an exchange that keeps your coins does.
  • c Exchange for funds 11 countries Buying crypto-assets from clients, or selling to them, against money (euro or another currency) using the provider's own capital.
  • d Exchange for other crypto-assets 11 countries Swapping one crypto-asset for another with the client, using the provider's own capital — for example bitcoin for a stablecoin.
  • e Execution of orders 11 countries Concluding purchases or sales of crypto-assets on the client's behalf, including on a third-party trading platform.

Not authorised: b. Operating a trading platform · f. Placing of crypto-assets · g. Reception and transmission of orders · h. Advice on crypto-assets · i. Portfolio management · j. Transfer services.

Where it may operate

Through the MiCA passport, Twino has notified 11 countries: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Spain, France, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal. It has not notified the other 19 EEA states, so a client there is outside the scope of the notification.

Highlighted: countries notified for at least one service. Outlined: home Member State. Passporting is per service; see the list on the left for each service's count.

Identification

Legal name
AS TWINO Investments
Trading as
Twino
LEI
984500856AF4DF5FAT57 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Latvijas Banka (Latvia)
Registered address
Dzirnavu iela 42, Rīga, LV-1010
Declared website
twino.eu
Authorised on
4 June 2026
Register entry updated
5 June 2026
Only the declared domains are covered. Fraudsters routinely copy the name of an authorised provider and operate from a look-alike domain. If the website you are on is not one of the addresses above, the authorisation does not apply to it — check the exact domain.

Questions people ask

Is Twino regulated in the EU?

Yes. Twino (AS TWINO Investments) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Latvijas Banka on 4 June 2026. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is Twino authorised for?

4 of the ten MiCA services: custody and administration, exchange for funds, exchange for other crypto-assets, execution of orders.

In which countries can Twino offer crypto services?

11 EEA countries: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Spain, France, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal.

Who supervises Twino?

Latvijas Banka, the competent authority in Latvia, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in Latvia

All providers from Latvia →

Source: ESMA interim MiCA register (CASPS.csv), as reported by Latvijas Banka. This page reflects the register as of our last sync; it is not a statement by the regulator. Methodology.