Anonymous

Thanks for the answer. However, I'd like to point out a few things: first, the whole point of bitcoin is that it is a global decentralized network ungoverned by any regional authority. Second, hacking into addresses is not equivalent to hacking into computers, because the money is not stored on computers - rather, they are stored on the public network (blockchain). Finally, it's hard to locate the owner (other than sending him messages encoded in transactions), as bitcoin addresses are almost untraceable. Therefore, I'm not sure if the laws you mentioned apply to the case of bitcoin......