<p>They will be recoverable, but only by the exchange the money was sent to. </p>

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2017-11-28T13:23:24.880Z
Can you be more specific? I am pretty new in this crypto-world, so all help would be much appreciated! @eponymous
Karen Marie Steffensen
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2017-11-28T13:26:57.437Z
Bitfinex will need to assist you to recover your mis-directed transaction.
Claris
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2017-11-28T16:13:21.040Z
bitfinex expects that you send btc to address xy, because xy is a wallet of bitfinex. so bitfinex has the privatekey of xy. but you sent some bch to xy on the bch-blockchain. the private key of xy is the same on the bch- and on the  btc-blockchain. so bitfinex can (if bitfinex is accommodating) send your bch back to you. (or bitfinex could deposit this bch-value to your bitfinex-bch-wallet.)
they can definitively, but they must not. this depends probably on the effort of a bitfinex-employee
anion
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2017-12-01T20:37:35.933Z
@KarenMarieSteffensen, please don't use **crypto** to mean cryptocurrencies. *crypto* == **cryptography**, not cryptocurrencies
Daniel Serodio
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2017-11-28T13:13:44.257Z
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Claris
<p>Its nearly impossible to recover. The BTC address you sent the BCH to is (very much possible) not even owned by anyone.</p>

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2017-11-28T17:15:27.113Z
actually, you can use the private key from the BTC wallet to create a BCH wallet.  Of course, this only works if you have the private key for the BTC wallet, which the OP clearly *does* have.
Hannah Vernon
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2017-11-28T19:23:19.033Z
@MaxVernon, it is my wallet but I do not know how to find my private key in Bitfinex? I have found it in Exodus, but that does not help me out does it?
Karen Marie Steffensen
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2017-11-28T20:11:22.293Z
No, you'd need the key for the bitfinex account.  Contact bitfinex to see if they can help you.
Hannah Vernon
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2017-11-28T15:27:36.727Z
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Kees
<p>I just made the huge mistake to sent BCH from Exodus to my BTC wallet in bitfinex. Can I by any chance get my BCH back? </p>

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2017-11-28T13:08:15.410Z
BCC? BCH and BCC mostly means Bitcoin Cash. Do you mean Bitconnect "BCC"?
MCCCS
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2017-11-28T13:18:04.933Z
Sorry.. That was stupid.. I have sent Bitcoin Cash from exodus to my Bitcoin wallet in Bitfinex.. @MCCCS
Karen Marie Steffensen
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2017-11-28T19:26:22.260Z
Possible duplicate of [Bitcoin Cash accidentally sent to Bitcoin address. Can I get them back?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/57713/bitcoin-cash-accidentally-sent-to-bitcoin-address-can-i-get-them-back)
Pieter Wuille
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2017-11-28T19:34:39.847Z
@PieterWuille Probably. But I do not know how to find my private key in Bitfinex. And furthermore, if I find my private key in Bitfinex I will not know how to import it in Exodus? (Yes I am pretty new in this game)
Karen Marie Steffensen
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Mistakenly sent BCH to BTC bitfinex wallet - can I get my BCH back?
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# Mistakenly sent BCH to BTC bitfinex wallet - can I get my BCH back?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-28)

I just made the huge mistake to sent BCH from Exodus to my BTC wallet in bitfinex. Can I by any chance get my BCH back?

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

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: BCC? BCH and BCC mostly means Bitcoin Cash. Do you mean Bitconnect "BCC"?  
> **username_0**: Sorry.. That was stupid.. I have sent Bitcoin Cash from exodus to my Bitcoin wallet in Bitfinex.. @username_1  
> **username_2**: Possible duplicate of [Bitcoin Cash accidentally sent to Bitcoin address. Can I get them back?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/57713/bitcoin-cash-accidentally-sent-to-bitcoin-address-can-i-get-them-back)  
> **username_0**: @username_2 Probably. But I do not know how to find my private key in Bitfinex. And furthermore, if I find my private key in Bitfinex I will not know how to import it in Exodus? (Yes I am pretty new in this game)  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-11-28. Score: 2

They will be recoverable, but only by the exchange the money was sent to.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Can you be more specific? I am pretty new in this crypto-world, so all help would be much appreciated! @eponymous  
> **username_3**: Bitfinex will need to assist you to recover your mis-directed transaction.  
> **username_4**: bitfinex expects that you send btc to address xy, because xy is a wallet of bitfinex. so bitfinex has the privatekey of xy. but you sent some bch to xy on the bch-blockchain. the private key of xy is the same on the bch- and on the  btc-blockchain. so bitfinex can (if bitfinex is accommodating) send your bch back to you. (or bitfinex could deposit this bch-value to your bitfinex-bch-wallet.) they can definitively, but they must not. this depends probably on the effort of a bitfinex-employee  
> **username_5**: @username_0, please don't use **crypto** to mean cryptocurrencies. *crypto* == **cryptography**, not cryptocurrencies  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2017-11-28. Score: 0

Its nearly impossible to recover. The BTC address you sent the BCH to is (very much possible) not even owned by anyone.

> **Comments:**
> **username_7**: actually, you can use the private key from the BTC wallet to create a BCH wallet.  Of course, this only works if you have the private key for the BTC wallet, which the OP clearly *does* have.  
> **username_0**: @MaxVernon, it is my wallet but I do not know how to find my private key in Bitfinex? I have found it in Exodus, but that does not help me out does it?  
> **username_7**: No, you'd need the key for the bitfinex account.  Contact bitfinex to see if they can help you.  

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