You voted for cryptocurrency hacking and then argued for bank robberies. The cybercrime you described is bank theft, not cryptocurrency hacking.
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Cryptocurrency hacking is likely more prevalent than bank robbery in light of bank theft by hacking being more prevalent than bank robbery.
Oh, i see. You're distinguishing between bank theft and bank robbery. It makes the original question sort of unusual doesn't it? It would be a completely irrelevant comparison. It's like asking whether more money is earned from picking up dropped coins versus earning regular paychecks.
It's a distinction that already exists in relevant fields such as law enforcement and actuarial risk assessment. I happened to be aware of it, and so I didn't even really think about the terms in a colloquial sense. No, I don't think it make the comparison pointless. But that's up to the asker, I suppose, or whoever chooses to interpret the poll.
I see your point, and in light of the actual definitions I agree with you that cryptohacking would outpace bank robberies, but bank larceny would dwarf them both.
Original question was badly constructed, I think, since a comparison between cryptohacking and regular bank hacking is much more meaningful.