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What Happens Based on the Address Type
- Valid Unowned Address: The crypto goes to an address that exists mathematically but has no owner. The funds sit there permanently inaccessible. [1, 2]
- Valid Owned Address: The crypto arrives in a stranger's wallet. You can only get it back if they voluntarily choose to send it back. [1, 2]
- Invalid Address: Many wallets and exchanges will detect typos or mismatched network formats and block the transaction before it is sent. [1, 2]
- Wrong Network: Sending crypto to the correct address but on the wrong blockchain (like sending Bitcoin to an Ethereum address) can sometimes be recovered if you own the private keys to the destination wallet. [1, 2, 3]
