Oman Requires Licensed Bitcoin Miners to Join National Pool

Since last week, all licensed Bitcoin miners in Oman are required to join Omanhash.om, a newly launched government-backed Bitcoin mining pool. The project kicked off on June 17 under the supervision of the country’s Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology (MTCIT).

Under the new framework, all licensed Bitcoin miners must channel their hashrate through what is now the country’s official mining pool. Frontier Technologies manages the operations, and Enegix Global handles the tech and liquidity. With this, Oman’s government has a clear view of most of the country’s mining activity.

It’s worth noting that the government doesn’t directly own every mining machine, but it does have the oversight and coordination authority over licensed operations.

Having launched only recently, it’s still too early to tell about its performance, but Omanhash started with approximately 10 EH/s (exahashes per second) in its initial phase. This accounts for around a third of Oman’s projected total of 30 EH/s, according to Q2 2026 Hashrate Index data.

Additionally, Enegix’s sovereign pools across various countries are nearing 25 EH/s.

Why Is Oman Doing This?

Like other Gulf states, Oman wants to reduce dependence on oil revenues. As such, Bitcoin mining and AI data centers fit right into its Oman Vision 2040 plan to diversify, especially factoring in that large mining sites pull in investment and create technology jobs.

A single national pool gives regulators a better overview of AML (anti-money laundering), reporting, tracking mining output, and managing taxes and compliance.

Oman’s interest isn’t new, considering the country has been heavily invested in mining infrastructure since 2022. During that time, there have been a few big projects, including Exahertz. This Omani technology and blockchain company operates a huge mining center in Salalah Free Zone. Initial investment was roughly $350 million and is running on Bitmain gear.

Backed by Oman Vision 2040, Green Data City is another big mining project. According to the official site, phase one brings 200 MW of mining capacity, with plans to grow over 400 MW.

Interestingly, crypto isn’t officially a legal tender yet in Oman, though mining has become the most heavily regulated part of the country’s digital asset rules.

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