<p>I have an issue where I have paid and received litecoin into my Bitcoin addres that starts with (3) I am now trying to get my coins and sell them or move to a litecoin address! Can anyone advise on what to do? </p>

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2017-12-22T16:12:19.563Z
If you sent Litecoins to a Bitcoin address, they're lost.
ceejayoz
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2017-12-22T16:17:49.447Z
No they're not. The owner of the private key for the Bitcoin address can (in theory) spend them.
Pieter Wuille
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Litecoin transaction sent to Bitcoin address that starts with (3)
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# Litecoin transaction sent to Bitcoin address that starts with (3)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-22)

I have an issue where I have paid and received litecoin into my Bitcoin addres that starts with (3) I am now trying to get my coins and sell them or move to a litecoin address! Can anyone advise on what to do?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: If you sent Litecoins to a Bitcoin address, they're lost.  
> **username_2**: No they're not. The owner of the private key for the Bitcoin address can (in theory) spend them.  

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