I don't think they mean the Hive blockchain. I just gave it a look and Wiki wrote on it sometime in 2017. There was no Hive yet, and was still years from manifesting. It was only the mother company Steem at that time.
I do know Larimers dad was said to be in intelligence, which was the angle I used to hear about a possible CIA connection. But I don't think this is the same Hive.
many people do not but I do. Yes it was in the making. anyhwere there is big money there is the cia. I always look a the logos - the hive logo , a red hexagram and a right side up triangle- black red gray and white. Yup.