Sent crypto to the wrong network: can you get it back?

Take the transaction hash and open it in the explorer of the network you actually sent on. It shows the receiving address and the token. That tells you which of the cases below you are in.

Do not send anything else to the same address until you know.

This is the most common mistake and the easiest to fix. Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, BNB Chain, Polygon and other EVM networks use the same 0x address. If you sent to your own MetaMask or Rabby address on Base instead of Arbitrum, the funds are in your wallet on Base.

Add that network to your wallet, get a little of its gas coin, and bridge the funds where you wanted them.

Safe and other smart contract wallets exist only on the networks where they were deployed. The same address on another network may be empty or controlled by no one.

Often the Safe team or the wallet provider can help you deploy the same wallet on the other network, which gives you access to the funds. Ask through their official support before trying anything else.

If you sent to an exchange on a network it did not list for that coin, the deposit will not be credited automatically. Many large exchanges have a recovery form for wrong-network deposits. It can take days to weeks and may cost a fee.

Contact support through the exchange app, give them the hash and wait. Some exchanges cannot recover certain networks at all.

Networks like TRON, Solana, Bitcoin and TON use their own address formats, so most wallets block you from sending to the wrong type. If a transfer did go through, for example through a custodial service, recovery depends entirely on whoever controls the receiving side.

Most wrong-network mistakes happen on exchange withdrawals and deposit pages.