hey all
i just started looking into this bitmining craze and i have a question

why cant someone just "use" my bitcoin wallet address?
i downloaded bitcoin software from bitcoin.org and it gave me a wallet address automatically - im pretty sure i diddnt even put a password into the address

im guessing when you send bitcoins you have to know their address to send it to

so why cant i just use someone elses bitcoin address and transfer all their bitcoins to my account or something?

i admit im a total newb i have no idea what im doing but i cant seem to find answers to how this "wallet" thing works - is it tied to my IP maybe?

any help would be greatly appreciated