Oman launches state-backed Bitcoin mining pool, requiring all licensed miners to participate

Oman has launched a mandatory, state-backed Bitcoin mining pool called Omanhash.om that began operations on June 17 and currently aggregates roughly 10 exahashes per second (EH/s). The pool is supervised by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT) and requires all licensed miners in the sultanate to route their hashrate through the single, government‑overseen operation. Omanhash is part of a broader mining infrastructure drive tied to Oman Vision 2040 and a national investment program exceeding $700 million.

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Omanhash is managed locally by Frontier Technologies LLC, known as Frontech, with technological infrastructure and liquidity support provided by Enegix Global. Enegix — which previously assisted Kazakhstan in setting up its own state-backed pool, btcpool.kz — currently combines sovereign pool operations totaling roughly 25 EH/s across multiple countries and has a stated target of scaling to 30 EH/s. The centralised structure gives Omani authorities line‑of‑sight into hashrate contributions, revenue flows and energy consumption, consolidating those metrics through a single chokepoint.

The Oman initiative sits within a reported national mining infrastructure package valued at more than $700 million under the Vision 2040 economic diversification plan. Key projects include a 150 MW facility in Salalah employing hydro‑cooling technology; the Salalah site alone represents a $370 million investment, accounting for more than half of the total disclosed spend. Licensed operators already active in the country include Exahertz and Green Data City, the latter operating in partnership with Alps Blockchain.

How the pool is structured

• Operator: Frontier Technologies LLC (Frontech)
• Technology and liquidity partner: Enegix Global
• Mandatory participation: all licensed miners must route hashrate to Omanhash.om
• Initial hashrate at launch: ~10 EH/s
• Related infrastructure: 150 MW Salalah facility ($370 million)

The state‑mandated pool model removes voluntary pool selection from licensed miners operating in Oman, forcing them to forgo pool‑shopping for fee structures or payout terms. For publicly traded or geographically diversified mining firms, that can present a strategic constraint: operators in jurisdictions with mandatory pools effectively lose the same commercial flexibility enjoyed by miners in markets where pool choice remains voluntary, such as the United States and Canada.

Oman's move follows a pattern in which resource‑rich states channel energy and capital into Bitcoin mining as part of post‑petroleum economic planning. The government oversight via MTCIT and the use of a single, supervised pool reflect explicit policy choices to centralise visibility over on‑chain revenue and off‑chain energy use while capturing a larger share of the sector's economic activity.

Outlook: Omanhash’s initial 10 EH/s launch places the pool among the larger global mining pools immediately, and the broader $700 million-plus infrastructure bet — led by the $370 million Salalah facility — signals long‑term commitment. The coming months will test how mandatory pooling affects investment decisions by international miners and whether other states adopt similar integrated, state‑supervised models for scaling national mining sectors under economic diversification plans.