[Alcoa Plans to Sell Idle Aluminum Smelting Plant to NYDIG for Bitcoin Mining Infrastructure] According to Deep Tide TechFlow on April 19, as reported by Cointelegraph, U.S.-based aluminum company Alcoa is set to finalize a deal with Bitcoin mining firm NYDIG to sell its idle Massena East aluminum smelting plant in New York. The transaction is expected to be completed by mid-year. The plant has been out of operation since 2014 and features supporting infrastructure such as a substation, transmission lines, and access to a high-capacity power grid. It can also utilize hydropower resources provided by the New York Power Authority, making it attractive to Bitcoin mining and data center operators. Reports indicate that some decommissioned industrial sites in the U.S. are being repurposed into facilities for Bitcoin mining, artificial intelligence, and high-performance computing.