Stealing 100 BTC today is not different from stealing 100 BTC tomorrow.
Their "value" only gets confirmed at the time of the exchange/transaction. Nothing stopped them from stealing that money 2 months ago, and hold it until it reached a high value.
That said, the motivation indeed rises when the value of Bitcoin rises (100 BTC worth $0.01 each is not worth the hack).
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That's not how it works.
Stealing 100 BTC today is not different from stealing 100 BTC tomorrow.
Their "value" only gets confirmed at the time of the exchange/transaction. Nothing stopped them from stealing that money 2 months ago, and hold it until it reached a high value.
That said, the motivation indeed rises when the value of Bitcoin rises (100 BTC worth $0.01 each is not worth the hack).