From when is this article? 99,000 = $100mill? Even if they find thief what are they going to do to him, call the police on him? You can't do nothing to the person who stole your BTCs
imagine it. a person goes to the police and says
person: "i was on a blackmarket and deposited bitcoins to buy drugs. and someone stole my coins"
police: "so you buy drugs from a drug dealer........ interesting, step into my office i have some questions for you"
Didn't the US IRS decide that bitcoin was not currency and labeled it as property? If that's true, in your scenario wouldn't they be able to go to the police and say "i was on an online market and deposited bitcoins, or property per the IRS, to buy whatever i want. and someone stole my property."
Now, I completely understand that the police will do jack-squat (Chris Farley voice), but doesnt someone have a legitimate claim if BTC is stolen to claim it as stolen property?