Can a crypto transaction be reversed?

No. Once confirmed, a transaction is final. Funds come back only if whoever controls the receiving address sends them back.

Is crypto sent to the wrong network lost forever?

Often not. On networks that share the same address format, the same address can exist on both, and whoever controls it on one usually controls it on the other.

How do I find where my crypto went?

Paste your transaction hash into a block explorer for the network you used, or into the free check, which also says who controls the destination.

Do crypto recovery services work?

Some do real work, such as helping with a partly remembered password. None can reverse a transaction or recover a phrase that no longer exists, and anyone who promises that, or asks for your phrase, should not be trusted.

How much does it cost to check?

The check is free for everyone, with no sign-up.

How to recover lost crypto, case by case

Whether lost crypto can be recovered depends on one thing: who controls the address where it is now. A transaction on a blockchain cannot be reversed, so recovery means finding someone who can move the funds out again, and sometimes that someone is you. Find your case below.

Before anything else: nobody legitimate will ever ask for your recovery phrase or an upfront fee to get your crypto back. If someone does, stop. That is the most common way people lose money a second time.

1. You lost your phone or your wallet app, but you have your recovery phrase

Your crypto is not in the phone or the app. It is on the blockchain, and the recovery phrase (the 12 or 24 words) is the key to it. Install a wallet that supports the same standard, choose to restore or import a wallet, and type the words in order. Your balances reappear.

2. You lost your recovery phrase

If the wallet is still open on any device, write the phrase down now, or send the funds to a new wallet you have backed up. If no copy exists anywhere, nobody can recreate it, and anyone who says they can is very likely running a scam. If you remember most of the phrase or password, open-source tools exist that try the missing parts. Run them yourself, on your own computer, and never hand the words to someone else.

3. You sent it to the wrong address or on the wrong network

This case is often recoverable, and it is the one SixStar checks for free. What decides it is who controls the address the funds went to:

You can. The same address exists on other networks, so if you sent to your own address on the wrong network, your own key usually still controls it there.
A project's team can. Tokens sent to a token or project contract can only be moved out if that contract lets its owners do so.
An exchange can. A deposit on a network the exchange does not credit often sits in a wallet the exchange controls.
Nobody can. Some addresses have no known owner, and funds sent there stay there.

Paste the address the funds went to, or the transaction hash, into the free check. It reads the public blockchain, needs no wallet and no sign-up, and tells you who can act, with proof you can send them. Common versions of this case: sent on the wrong network, BEP20 tokens to an ERC20 address, bridged to the wrong chain, withdrew from an exchange on the wrong chain, tokens sent to a token contract.

4. Your crypto is stuck at an exchange

Contact the exchange's support and give them the transaction hash, the network, the token and the amount. Some exchanges run a recovery process for deposits made on the wrong network, sometimes for a fee and not for every token. Only use the support channel on the exchange's own website or app.

5. Your crypto was stolen or you were scammed

The transfer cannot be reversed, but acting fast still matters. Report it to the police, and tell any exchange the funds were sent to, with the transaction hashes, because an exchange can sometimes freeze funds that reach an account on its platform. Keep every message, address and hash. Be very careful with anyone who contacts you offering to get it back: people who ask for a fee in advance, for your recovery phrase, or who guarantee a result, are a known second scam aimed at victims.

Where SixStar fits

SixStar Recovery is a free, read-only check for case 3. It never asks for your recovery phrase, never takes custody of anything, takes no cut of what comes back, and does not recover funds for you. It tells you, with evidence, whether anyone can move the funds and who.

Questions people ask

Can a crypto transaction be reversed?: No. Once confirmed, a transaction is final. Funds come back only if whoever controls the receiving address sends them back.
Is crypto sent to the wrong network lost forever?: Often not. On networks that share the same address format, the same address can exist on both, and whoever controls it on one usually controls it on the other.
How do I find where my crypto went?: Paste your transaction hash into a block explorer for the network you used, or into the free check, which also says who controls the destination.
Do crypto recovery services work?: Some do real work, such as helping with a partly remembered password. None can reverse a transaction or recover a phrase that no longer exists, and anyone who promises that, or asks for your phrase, should not be trusted.
How much does it cost to check?: The check is free for everyone, with no sign-up.