Oman unites Bitcoin miners under state control: launch of a national pool
Oman is taking a decisive step toward centralizing cryptocurrency mining. The Sultanate's Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, together with Frontier Technologies, has officially launched a national mining pool. All licensed miners in the country are now required to connect to this pool. Enegix Global provided the technological platform and liquidity infrastructure for the project.
At launch, the pool will accumulate about 10 EH/s of computing power. This is a significant volume that puts Oman on the global mining map. However, behind this is not just a technical merger — it is a direct tool for state control over the industry.
Investment boom in mining infrastructure
Since 2022, investments in mining and data center construction in the Salalah Free Zone have exceeded $700 million. A key project is a $370 million hydro-cooled mining facility. Such large-scale investments show that Oman sees Bitcoin mining not just as a hobby, but as a strategic sector of the economy.
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Oman's initiative is not just a regulatory whim, but a clear signal to the market. State-run pools are becoming a trend in the Middle East and Asia. On the one hand, this increases transparency and reduces risks for investors. On the other hand, miners lose autonomy and become dependent on government policies. In the long term, if other countries follow Oman's example, we may see a fragmentation of the global hashrate along national borders. This would change the very nature of decentralization embedded in Bitcoin.