<p>Even though the address format is different (the prefix part) the transaction is valid so there will be a transaction on Dogecoin blockchain to the address.</p>

<p>I found a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4846l7/yeah_you_can_send_btc_to_an_ltc_address_i_did_crap/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">reddit thread</a> where they suggest to save your private key in the Bitcoin client and import it to your Dogecoin client, although it is not certain this will work, I think this is your best chance, as transactions are irreversible by design.</p>

<p>In the original Bitcoin Core client you export in the debug window (based on <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/4203/how-can-i-export-the-private-key-for-an-address-from-the-satoshi-client">this</a> and <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/5941/how-do-i-import-a-private-key-into-bitcoin-qt">this</a>):</p>

<ul>
<li><p>click on 'help' in the menu bar (top right)</p></li>
<li><p>click on 'debug window'</p></li>
<li><p>select the 'console' tab type: <code>walletpassphrase "passphrase here" 600</code></p></li>
<li><p>type: <code>dumpprivkey [address here]</code></p></li>
</ul>

<p>Then to import navigate to the same window in Dogecoin client and</p>

<ul>
<li>type <code>importprivkey [private key here]</code></li>
</ul>

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<p>I had transferred my Poloniex dogecoin cryptocurrency and accidentally sent it to a Bitcoin paperwallet using walletgenerator.net. It did go somewhere but do not know where.
Is there someone to contact for missing cryptos? I thought the Dogecoin address is different than the bitcoin and would not transfer.</p>

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How can I recover dogecoins sent to a Bitcoin address?
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# How can I recover dogecoins sent to a Bitcoin address?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-29)

I had transferred my Poloniex dogecoin cryptocurrency and accidentally sent it to a Bitcoin paperwallet using walletgenerator.net. It did go somewhere but do not know where.
Is there someone to contact for missing cryptos? I thought the Dogecoin address is different than the bitcoin and would not transfer.

**Tags:** paper-wallet, dogecoin, lost-transactions


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-06-29. Score: 2

Even though the address format is different (the prefix part) the transaction is valid so there will be a transaction on Dogecoin blockchain to the address.

I found a [reddit thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4846l7/yeah_you_can_send_btc_to_an_ltc_address_i_did_crap/) where they suggest to save your private key in the Bitcoin client and import it to your Dogecoin client, although it is not certain this will work, I think this is your best chance, as transactions are irreversible by design.

In the original Bitcoin Core client you export in the debug window (based on [this](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/4203/how-can-i-export-the-private-key-for-an-address-from-the-satoshi-client) and [this](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/5941/how-do-i-import-a-private-key-into-bitcoin-qt)):

* click on 'help' in the menu bar (top right)
* click on 'debug window'
* select the 'console' tab type: `walletpassphrase "passphrase here" 600`
* type: `dumpprivkey [address here]`

Then to import navigate to the same window in Dogecoin client and

* type `importprivkey [private key here]`


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