Oman Tightens Crypto Mining Rules, Warns Equipment Suppliers

Oman is tightening oversight of cryptocurrency mining, requiring equipment suppliers to verify that buyers are legally authorized to conduct mining activities before completing sales.

The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion said it had identified cases involving the sale or supply of mining equipment to individuals and entities that lacked the licences, permits and approvals required to operate in the Sultanate.

Suppliers Must Check Buyers’ Mining Licences

Under a notice issued by the ministry, companies and individuals cannot complete transactions involving cryptocurrency mining equipment unless the purchaser has secured the necessary regulatory approvals.

Suppliers must confirm that buyers hold the required licences, permits and approvals from the competent authorities and are legally eligible to conduct cryptocurrency mining activities in Oman.

The requirement puts compliance obligations not only on mining operators but also on businesses supplying the hardware used to run those operations.

Authorities Warn of Legal Consequences

The ministry also warned businesses and individuals involved in the sale or supply of cryptocurrency mining equipment that failure to comply with the requirements could trigger legal and administrative action under Oman’s applicable laws and regulations.

The notice follows the ministry's detection of transactions involving mining equipment and buyers who had not secured the necessary authorization.

Oman’s approach places cryptocurrency mining within a broader compliance chain, extending regulatory oversight beyond operators to the infrastructure required to run mining businesses.

Requiring equipment suppliers to verify licences before completing sales gives authorities an additional point of control over the sector and could make it more difficult for unlicensed operators to establish or expand their operations.

It also changes the compliance burden for suppliers, which must now assess the regulatory status of customers rather than treating mining hardware as an ordinary commercial product.

For legitimate miners, the requirement could create clearer expectations around market access and licensing, while suppliers may need stronger verification procedures to avoid exposure to regulatory or administrative penalties.

More broadly, the policy reflects an approach in which regulators seek to monitor not only Oman crypto mining, but also the infrastructure that enables it.