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Wrong network: the honest recovery picture

Some wrong-network transfers are retrievable, most are not. The deciding factor is who controls that address on the destination chain.

By FBT Swap · 5 October 2026

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        Own address
        Usually recoverable — add the network, add the token, move it
      
        Exchange deposit
        Sometimes recoverable at the exchange's discretion
      
        Contract address
        Almost always permanent

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What you should know

This is the mistake with the worst ratio of ease to consequence. It takes one dropdown and the funds are on a chain you did not intend.

Whether anything can be done comes down to a single question: does anyone control that address on the chain where the funds now sit?

Case one: you control the address

If you sent to your own address — the usual case when moving between your own wallets — the funds are at the same address on the other chain, and your key controls it there too.

Add the network to your wallet, add the token by its contract address on that chain, acquire a small amount of that chain's native coin for gas, and move the funds. Annoying, not lost.

Case two: an exchange deposit address

Exchange deposit addresses are frequently contracts or are only monitored on specific chains. If the exchange supports that chain and that token, support may be able to credit it, sometimes for a fee. If it does not, the funds are typically unrecoverable.

This depends entirely on the exchange's internal tooling. It is a request, not a right.

Case three: a contract address

Sending tokens to a contract that has no function to retrieve them leaves them permanently stuck. The contract owns them and nothing in its code can move them out.

This is the usual outcome of sending to a token contract address instead of a wallet address, and it is final.

Prevention, since recovery is unreliable

Verify the network on the sending and receiving side every single time. Send a small test amount for any first transfer to a new destination. For exchange deposits, use the address the exchange shows for that exact network, generated fresh.

FBT Swap shows the selected network before each signature. That display is the last checkpoint before an irreversible action.

At a glance

Own address

Usually recoverable — add the network, add the token, move it

Exchange deposit

Sometimes recoverable at the exchange's discretion

Contract address

Almost always permanent

Reliable fix

A small test transfer before any first transfer

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Clear answers before you decide.

Can FBT Swap recover a wrong-network transfer?

No. We hold no funds and have no control over any address. Recovery, where it is possible at all, depends on whoever controls the destination address on that chain.

I sent to my own address on another chain and see nothing. Why?

The wallet is not displaying that chain or that token. Add the network, then add the token by its contract address on that network — the balance is almost certainly there.

Is a native coin sent to the wrong chain recoverable?

If you control the address, yes — it is sitting there and you can move it. If you sent to a contract or an unsupported exchange address, usually not.

Risk notice

Crypto assets are volatile and on-chain transactions cannot be reversed. You can lose money, including all of it. Nothing here is financial advice.