Comment by lxgr

> If the hack is something that is traceable to you then the hack becomes fraud and the police will be at your door.

That would be somewhat ironic, given the "code is law" mentality of many blockchain proponents.

I don't doubt that many people would file police reports and lawsuits if any fundamental paradigm of blockchain cryptography were to suddenly be revealed as insecure, but I'd be following the lawsuits with a big bowl of popcorn.