Oman has officially launched Omanhash, the country’s first national Bitcoin mining pool, as part of its efforts to regulate and grow the cryptocurrency mining industry.
The new platform was introduced under the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology and will serve as the official mining pool for all licensed Bitcoin mining companies operating in the country.
Under the new system, licensed miners will connect their computing power directly to Omanhash instead of using foreign mining pools. This gives the government greater oversight of mining activity and helps create a more organized and regulated industry.
Omanhash is expected to bring together around 10 exahashes per second (EH/s) of mining power during its first phase. This represents a significant amount of computing power dedicated to securing the Bitcoin network and processing transactions.
The project is being operated in partnership with Frontier Technologies, an Omani blockchain and Web3 company. Enegix Global is providing the technology and liquidity infrastructure needed to run the platform.
According to Enegix, Oman has attracted more than $700 million in mining and data center investments since 2022, particularly in the Salalah Free Zone. The country has been actively investing in digital infrastructure and sees cryptocurrency mining as part of its long-term technology strategy.
Officials say the new mining pool will help improve transparency, monitor energy usage, and provide better reporting on mining operations. Rather than banning cryptocurrency mining, Oman is choosing a regulated approach that allows licensed companies to operate within a clear legal framework.
The launch of Omanhash makes Oman one of the few countries in the world to introduce a state-supervised Bitcoin mining pool, highlighting its growing role in the global digital asset industry.
