Omanhash.om: mandatory pool for licensed miners
Oman has launched a national Bitcoin mining pool that licensed operators are required to join. The pool is called Omanhash.com and it runs under an approved regulatory framework where Omanhash.om is the sole official and mandatory mining pool for all licensed cryptocurrency mining companies in the country, according to Bitcoin Magazine.
Bitcoin Magazine says the pool was launched by Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology. It will operate in cooperation with Frontier Technologies LLC, an Omani blockchain and Web3 company. Enegix Global built the technology platform and the liquidity infrastructure behind the pool and described it as the official national cryptocurrency mining pool of the Sultanate of Oman.
What the state gets: visibility into mining revenue and power use
Oman expects the pool to consolidate about 10 exahashes per second in its initial phase, Bitcoin Magazine reports. The desk’s read is straightforward. Mining hashrate is not just a network security input. When a government centralizes where that computational work points, it gains more direct visibility into mining activity tied to revenue, electricity consumption, and newly minted Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Magazine frames Oman’s move as a structured, trackable system rather than a ban or outright restriction. That matters because it changes the compliance game for miners. Instead of scattered pools and uneven reporting, there is one mandatory routing point within the country for licensed players.
How this fits Oman’s buildout since 2022
This pool launch follows a multi-year push to attract industrial-scale mining and data center investment. Bitcoin Magazine says Oman has been active since 2022, when the ministry launched a hydro-cooled mining facility in Salalah worth $370 million. It adds that total investments in mining and data center infrastructure in the Salalah Free Zone have exceeded $700 million, including two major facilities built in 2022 and 2023.
Bitcoin Magazine also notes that Alps Blockchain, an Italian firm, brought a 150 MW facility in Salalah to full operation in mid-2025. The Omanhash.om pool is positioned as the next step, pulling that capacity into a regulated national structure.
Enegix’s playbook: sovereign pool contracts
For Enegix, Bitcoin Magazine says the Oman mandate is its second sovereign-pool contract. The company previously built and operates btcpool.kz in Kazakhstan. There, a 2023 digital assets law requires licensed miners to operate through government-accredited pools and report revenue to tax authorities through an automated system.
Bitcoin Magazine reports that with Omanhash.om, Enegix’s combined pool operations run to about 25 EH/s across three pools. The company also said its next target is to grow the combined pool hashrate to 30 EH/s.
In a company press release, Enegix’s Olzhas Amirov framed the licensing approach as helpful for miners, saying licensing frameworks help miners operate within the law, avoid punitive taxation, and communicate with regulators, Bitcoin Magazine reports.
Key facts
| Item | What happened | Source details |
|---|---|---|
| Pool name | Omanhash.com (mandatory pool) | Launched by Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, per Bitcoin Magazine |
| Who must use it | Licensed cryptocurrency mining companies | Omanhash.om is described as the sole official and mandatory pool, per Bitcoin Magazine |
| Partners | Frontier Technologies LLC | Pool runs in cooperation with Frontier Technologies LLC, per Bitcoin Magazine |
| Tech builder | Enegix Global | Built the technology platform and liquidity infrastructure, per Bitcoin Magazine |
| Initial hashrate | ~10 EH/s expected | Expected to consolidate roughly 10 exahashes per second initially, per Bitcoin Magazine |
| Broader footprint | Salalah mining and data center buildout | $370M facility launched in 2022, and total investments surpassed $700M in the Salalah Free Zone, per Bitcoin Magazine |
Why this is more than an admin tweak
Centralizing mining into one mandatory pool does two things at once. It makes oversight easier for regulators, and it reduces operational flexibility for licensed miners who would otherwise choose different pool operators or routing setups.
Bitcoin Magazine reports Oman is not trying to prohibit mining. It is pulling activity into a system designed for trackability, with state-linked control added on top of existing industrial capacity. That combo is where enforcement risk shifts. Miners may comply more smoothly. They also become more dependent on the structure Oman set as the reference path.