<p>I realise the question is a few months old, and no response from OP, so maybe resolved.</p>

<p>But to answer the question for anyone stumbling across this in future, there's a good chance the coins <em>can</em> be recovered for now, but it depends on the address used.  If it's a "1" address, then the private key can be used by both bitcoin cash and bitcoin.  It's likely a manual task for the support team though, so unlikely they will be too happy about this!</p>

<p>Sending to a "3" address <em>may</em> be different, if it's a plain old multisig it could be recovered (I believe, as that's not been tampered with), but if it's a SegWit address, it <em>may</em> be recoverable - for anyone!  Bitcoin cash has no concept of SegWit, so the coins really are "anyone can spend", and in fact someone did claim them all at one point (not sure on the ethics/legality of that one, but that's another topic).</p>

<p>Immediately after the release of the bitcoin cash fork, all bitcoin addresses were valid on the new chain.  The good news is bitcoin cash is switching to a new address type <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/69056/bitcoin-cash-cash-address-format">see this question</a>, so should cut down on the amount of issues this will cause in future.</p>

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2018-02-13T11:02:08.793Z
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Daniel Morritt
<p>If you have sent BTC to a BCH address your coins are lost.</p>

<p>BCH is not bitcoin it is an altcoin with it's own blockchain, it has been deliberately created by its creators to deceive people into thinking it is bitcoin.</p>

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2017-12-12T14:09:14.543Z
The coins must be somewhere? They can't just be in a dead state / lost? Should there not be an alert on the exchange if someone were to move BTC to BCH?
Andy Hitchings
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2017-12-12T14:35:38.873Z
The answer is incorrect, the coins are recoverable so as long as the service is happy to assist with the recovery. You will need to contact Bittrex for help.
rny
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2017-12-13T06:10:07.073Z
You're wrong. The same private key can be used in both chains for that address.
Bruno Volpato
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2017-11-12T12:28:07.727Z
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user618509
<p>I accidentally transferred the money from coinbase BTC account To Bittrex BCH account.  It has yet to show up in either accounts.  Can someone help?</p>

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Accidentally transferred Bitcoin to Bittrex Bitcoin Cash account
Matthew Williams
# Accidentally transferred Bitcoin to Bittrex Bitcoin Cash account

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-11)

I accidentally transferred the money from coinbase BTC account To Bittrex BCH account. It has yet to show up in either accounts. Can someone help?

**Tags:** bitcoin-cash, cross-chain-recovery


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-02-13. Score: 1

I realise the question is a few months old, and no response from OP, so maybe resolved.

But to answer the question for anyone stumbling across this in future, there's a good chance the coins *can* be recovered for now, but it depends on the address used. If it's a "1" address, then the private key can be used by both bitcoin cash and bitcoin. It's likely a manual task for the support team though, so unlikely they will be too happy about this!

Sending to a "3" address *may* be different, if it's a plain old multisig it could be recovered (I believe, as that's not been tampered with), but if it's a SegWit address, it *may* be recoverable - for anyone! Bitcoin cash has no concept of SegWit, so the coins really are "anyone can spend", and in fact someone did claim them all at one point (not sure on the ethics/legality of that one, but that's another topic).

Immediately after the release of the bitcoin cash fork, all bitcoin addresses were valid on the new chain. The good news is bitcoin cash is switching to a new address type [see this question](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/69056/bitcoin-cash-cash-address-format), so should cut down on the amount of issues this will cause in future.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-11-12. Score: 0

If you have sent BTC to a BCH address your coins are lost.

BCH is not bitcoin it is an altcoin with it's own blockchain, it has been deliberately created by its creators to deceive people into thinking it is bitcoin.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: The coins must be somewhere? They can't just be in a dead state / lost? Should there not be an alert on the exchange if someone were to move BTC to BCH?  
> **username_4**: The answer is incorrect, the coins are recoverable so as long as the service is happy to assist with the recovery. You will need to contact Bittrex for help.  
> **username_5**: You're wrong. The same private key can be used in both chains for that address.  

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