Declassified Docs Link U.S. Bioweapons to Lyme Disease, Strike BLOC Goes Live, Robert Maxwell Destroyed Science

Bitcoin Brief - March 5, 2026 Declassified documents reveal the U.S. military's decades-long bioweapons program involving ticks, Lyme disease origins at Plum Island, and the lone star tick's suspicious emergence. Plus: Keonne Rodriguez writes from prison, Strike launches in New York with Bitcoin-backed borrowing, the House votes to keep its own misconduct records secret, how Robert Maxwell destroyed scientific publishing, Kevin Warsh gets formally nominated as Fed Chair, NYSE parent ICE invests in OKX at $25B, and James Check breaks down why this rally above $70K is a relief bounce, not a trend reversal. Stories covered: • Declassified docs link U.S. bioweapons labs to Lyme disease epidemic • Keonne Rodriguez prison letter: "The Skinwalker" • Alex Epstein: Northeast built almost no new gas pipelines due to anti-fossil-fuel policies • Parker Lewis "Gradually, Then Suddenly" audiobook now available • Strike goes live in New York, launches Bitcoin Line of Credit (BLOC) • House votes 357-65 to keep congressional sexual misconduct records secret • How Robert Maxwell destroyed scientific publishing • White House formally nominates Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair • NYSE parent ICE invests in OKX at $25 billion valuation • James Check: BTC above $70K is a relief bounce, ETF holders showing conviction Links: • Today's full Bitcoin Brief newsletter: https://tftc.io/bitcoin-brief • Malone News on declassified bioweapons docs: https://www.malone.news/p/declassified-documents-link-us-bioweapons • Keonne Rodriguez letter: https://www.therage.co/keonne-rodriguez-letter-skinwalker/ • Strike BLOC: https://strike.me • Parker Lewis audiobook: https://store.saifedean.com BTC: $72,588 | 1,377 sats/$ | Block 939,424 This episode is AI-generated using voice cloning technology. Content is written and curated by Marty Bent and his AI assistant.