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Re: misstyped Bech32 address
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Mia Chloe
on 13/06/2025, 11:22:53 UTC
What are the chances of accidentally sending satoshis to an incorrect (but in use) BTC address, if a single character is mistyped in a Bech32 (SegWit) address?
Actually the chances are very thin based on the fact that most times we use copy and paste or just scan the QR code. For copy pasting most wallets automatically carry out a quick checksum to ensure you don't send coins to a void address. However in  very rare cases if the check sum is valid it could go to a wrong already existent wallet. One thing that can also contribute is where the error was made.