Oman launches state-backed Bitcoin mining pool

The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT) launched Omanhash.om on June 17, 2026, and designated it the only legal bitcoin mining pool for all licensed operators in Oman. The ministry requires licensed miners to register with the platform and route their hashrate through the pool.

The pool platform was built on technology and liquidity infrastructure supplied by Enegix Global. Local operations and management are handled by Frontier Technologies LLC (Frontech) of Muscat.

Oman accounts for about 3% of the global Bitcoin network hashrate, approximately 30 exahashes per second (EH/s) based on Q2 2026 estimates. Omanhash.om has an initial target of 10 EH/s. Enegix’s combined operated hashrate across its sovereign and international pools, including 21pool.io and btcpool.kz, is about 25 EH/s and the company has set a target of 30 EH/s. Yersaiyn Nurtoleuov, CPO of Enegix Global, confirmed: “Our target is 30 EH/s — and we are actively building the infrastructure and partnerships to get there.”

Investment in mining and data center projects in the Salalah Free Zone has exceeded $700 million since large-scale activity began around 2022. Two major facilities opened in 2022 and 2023, and licensed operators such as Exahertz and Green Data City have been among the builders in the zone. The launch of the pool aligns with Oman Vision 2040, the national strategy to diversify the economy through investment in digital infrastructure, AI, data centers and blockchain technologies. Cryptocurrency is not legal tender in Oman under guidance from the Central Bank, but regulated mining operations are permitted.

Omanhash.om operates using a Full Pay-Per-Share (FPPS) payout model. Under FPPS, miners receive payouts based on the shares they submit, regardless of whether the pool finds a block; the pool operator retains a fee. The mandatory routing requirement centralizes reporting and gives regulators direct visibility into hashrate distribution, revenue flows and compliance across licensed miners.

Enegix has described Omanhash.om as a follow-up to its project in Kazakhstan. Olzhas Amirov, CBDO of Enegix Global, said: “This is our second sovereign mandate, and it validates the model we have been building since Kazakhstan.” The Kazakhstan pool, btcpool.kz, launched in October 2023 and consolidated licensed hashrate while integrating reporting with tax authorities.

Enegix also operates data centers with up to 250 megawatts of capacity in Kazakhstan and Canada and is developing North American operations through Enegix Canada (Corse Energy Corp.), which combines gas extraction, on-site power generation and bitcoin mining alongside AI and high-performance computing colocation. Gauhar Kagira, Director of Enegix Mining Pool, described Oman as “one of the first countries in the region to introduce a structured regulatory framework for miners.”