Oman has launched Omanhash, a national Bitcoin mining pool for licensed crypto mining companies operating in the country.
Summary
- Oman launched Omanhash as the official pool for licensed Bitcoin miners under state oversight rules.
- The pool is expected to consolidate about 10 EH/s in its first operating phase initially.
- Enegix provides technology and liquidity infrastructure, while Frontier Technologies handles local operational cooperation in Oman.
The pool was introduced under the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology.
Under the approved regulatory structure, Omanhash will serve as the only official pool for licensed mining firms. Licensed miners are expected to connect to the pool rather than route hashrate through outside providers.
Pool targets 10 EH/s in first phase
Omanhash is expected to consolidate about 10 EH/s of computing power in its first phase. EH/s, or exahashes per second, measures the amount of computing work directed toward Bitcoin mining.
The pool is being managed with Frontier Technologies LLC, an Omani blockchain and Web3 company. Enegix Global is providing the technology platform and liquidity infrastructure.
Enegix Chief Business Development Officer Olzhas Amirov said, “This is our second sovereign mandate.” He added that clear licensing rules help miners operate legally and keep communication open with authorities.
Oman builds on mining investment
The launch follows years of mining and data-center investment in Oman. Enegix said mining and data-center infrastructure in the Salalah Free Zone has attracted more than $700 million since 2022.
The country has used crypto mining as part of a wider digital infrastructure strategy. Omanhash now gives the state more visibility over licensed mining activity, energy use, and pool-level reporting.
Oman is choosing regulation over a ban. The new model keeps licensed mining inside a formal system while giving authorities closer oversight of domestic hashrate.
As previously reported by crypto.news, Oman has already been discussed as part of the broader shift toward sustainable Bitcoin mining hubs. That coverage placed Oman alongside other regions exploring large-scale mining and energy-linked infrastructure.
The Omanhash launch also connects to a broader debate about miner incentives and network behavior. Crypto.news has covered research into selfish mining, where timing and pool behavior can affect how miners compete for block rewards.
Oman’s move does not change Bitcoin’s core rules. It does, however, create one of the clearest examples of a state-supervised mining pool model.