Oman unites all licensed miners into a single national pool.
Oman is taking a decisive step toward centralizing its crypto infrastructure. The country has officially launched a national mining pool, to which all legal cryptocurrency miners are required to connect. This project was implemented by Oman's Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology in collaboration with Frontier Technologies, with Enegix Global providing the technological foundation and liquidity infrastructure.
At the initial stage, the pool is expected to concentrate about 10 EH/s of computing power. This is comparable to the capacities of major international mining pools, already placing Oman alongside serious players in the global Bitcoin mining market.
Investment Boom in Mining
Since 2022, total investments in mining and data centers in the Salalah Free Zone have exceeded $700 million. Particularly noteworthy is a $370 million hydro-cooled mining facility—one of the most technologically advanced sites in the region. Such investments indicate that Oman is making a long-term bet on crypto mining as a strategic sector of its economy.
My expert opinion: The creation of a mandatory national pool sends a mixed signal to the market. On one hand, it increases transparency and government oversight, which could attract institutional investors. On the other hand, it deprives miners of flexibility and the ability to choose the most favorable conditions on the open market. In the long run, this approach could either strengthen Oman's position as a "mining hub" or, conversely, deter independent operators accustomed to decentralization.