Accidentally sent USDT to bitcoin address - supposedly recoverable?

[stupidQuestionsMan]

Hi, apologies for any stupid questions. I accidentally sent USDT to this BTC address: 3LCcPgNDZXRVPkKgJUVEQD5hHWwAbcwLuJ (what I got after selecting "compatibility" in the wallet). I'm using Coinomi multiwallet (I know it's not the best practice). Other people have had the same problem and apparently it's supposed to be recoverable as USDT is on the same network as bitcoin (don't know the technical details), but I've followed the instructions given to them and haven't succeeded. I have the private key of the address to which it was sent. How to proceed?

[TryNinja]

No worries, you're good. Just follow the steps:

I am almost sure that you can recover it by importing your private key in a Omni supported wallet, since its chain is build on top of the Bitcoin blockchain - just like with Counterparty, where I already made the same issue as you.

• 1. Go to https://www.omniwallet.org and click 'Create a New Wallet' (or log into a wallet you have already created).
• 2. Once you have logged into your wallet go to the 'My Address' page and click the 'Add Address' button and select 'Import Address with Private Key'.
• 3. Enter the private key you exported from your other wallet/source and in a few moments that address should be added to your wallet and displayed in the list below giving you access to your BTC and any Omni Protocol Properties on that address.

https://github.com/OmniLayer/omniwallet/wiki/Importing-a-Private-Key-into-Omniwallet.org

[DaveF]

Not 100% sure TryNinja's advice will work.
Last I heard (and according to github) omniwallet did not / does not support getting funds out of segwit addresses
Take a look at:

https://github.com/OmniLayer/omniwallet/wiki/Recovering-funds-from-a-Segwit-Address

Good luck, post if you need more help. We're friendly here.

-Dave

[ololajulo]

I think transaction from non bitcoin wallet will not go through to a bitcoin address, correct me if am wrong. Most USDT coins are on ethereum blockchain or  Tron, most times my transaction are rejected, so how did this go through?

[DaveF]

I think transaction from non bitcoin wallet will not go through to a bitcoin address, correct me if am wrong. Most USDT coins are on ethereum blockchain or  Tron, most times my transaction are rejected, so how did this go through?

USDT is also on Omni Layer: https://www.omnilayer.org/
Now, looking at the OPs posted address I don't see anything on the Omni Explorer:

https://omniexplorer.info/search/3LCcPgNDZXRVPkKgJUVEQD5hHWwAbcwLuJ

So I'm not sure if what the OP said was accurate. Odd, but without more information that is all that can be seen.

-Dave

[BitMaxz]

Well, I think what you can do now if the TryNinja method doesn't work I think the only way you can recover your USDT is to make a new wallet with Coinomi again.

If you can export the private key of that address from Coinomi I suggest you create a new wallet in Coinomi to another device.
So you will need an extra device to do this.

What you need to do is sweep the private key to your new wallet that you created. You can follow the guide from this link below.
- How to sweep private key

Make sure to choose the right coin(USDT) under "Receive with".

But if this doesn't work and maybe you sent the USDT as an ERC20 token I think you can able to recover it through metamask by importing the private key.

[stupidQuestionsMan]

No worries, you're good. Just follow the steps:

I am almost sure that you can recover it by importing your private key in a Omni supported wallet, since its chain is build on top of the Bitcoin blockchain - just like with Counterparty, where I already made the same issue as you.

• 1. Go to https://www.omniwallet.org and click 'Create a New Wallet' (or log into a wallet you have already created).
• 2. Once you have logged into your wallet go to the 'My Address' page and click the 'Add Address' button and select 'Import Address with Private Key'.
• 3. Enter the private key you exported from your other wallet/source and in a few moments that address should be added to your wallet and displayed in the list below giving you access to your BTC and any Omni Protocol Properties on that address.

https://github.com/OmniLayer/omniwallet/wiki/Importing-a-Private-Key-into-Omniwallet.org

That's what I originally followed. The Omni web wallet showed a different address, in BTC, containing $0. I don't know why.

I think transaction from non bitcoin wallet will not go through to a bitcoin address, correct me if am wrong. Most USDT coins are on ethereum blockchain or  Tron, most times my transaction are rejected, so how did this go through?

USDT is also on Omni Layer: https://www.omnilayer.org/
Now, looking at the OPs posted address I don't see anything on the Omni Explorer:

https://omniexplorer.info/search/3LCcPgNDZXRVPkKgJUVEQD5hHWwAbcwLuJ

So I'm not sure if what the OP said was accurate. Odd, but without more information that is all that can be seen.

-Dave

Sorry, I should've said that it was bought from an exchange. I gave them the BTC address, ordering USDT. It said it was an omni token, so I don't see why that should be a problem. The exchange says this is the address to which they sent USDT and they keep online records of previous purchases. Is it possible that their system didn't even send the USDT to the BTC address but charged me anyway? I've already sent them an email asking if the USDT is recoverable, they said it wasn't (I guess the support team wasn't as knowledgeable as you guys?). I'll send them another email asking if the transaction even happened, since it apparently doesn't even exist on the blockchain. Or is there maybe a way it could have happened despite not being recorded? I mean, could they have lost the tokens without my address gaining them?

[DaveF]

Sorry, I should've said that it was bought from an exchange. I gave them the BTC address, ordering USDT. It said it was an omni token, so I don't see why that should be a problem. The exchange says this is the address to which they sent USDT and they keep online records of previous purchases. Is it possible that their system didn't even send the USDT to the BTC address but charged me anyway? I've already sent them an email asking if the USDT is recoverable, they said it wasn't (I guess the support team wasn't as knowledgeable as you guys?). I'll send them another email asking if the transaction even happened, since it apparently doesn't even exist on the blockchain. Or is there maybe a way it could have happened despite not being recorded? I mean, could they have lost the tokens without my address gaining them?

Which exchange?
Did they give you a TXID?
The bitcoin blockchain is congested at the moment, if they sent with too low a fee it might not be showing.
It should be showing as pending if they sent with too low a fee but if something else is wrong it might not.

-Dave

[stupidQuestionsMan]

Sorry, I should've said that it was bought from an exchange. I gave them the BTC address, ordering USDT. It said it was an omni token, so I don't see why that should be a problem. The exchange says this is the address to which they sent USDT and they keep online records of previous purchases. Is it possible that their system didn't even send the USDT to the BTC address but charged me anyway? I've already sent them an email asking if the USDT is recoverable, they said it wasn't (I guess the support team wasn't as knowledgeable as you guys?). I'll send them another email asking if the transaction even happened, since it apparently doesn't even exist on the blockchain. Or is there maybe a way it could have happened despite not being recorded? I mean, could they have lost the tokens without my address gaining them?

Which exchange?
Did they give you a TXID?
The bitcoin blockchain is congested at the moment, if they sent with too low a fee it might not be showing.
It should be showing as pending if they sent with too low a fee but if something else is wrong it might not.

-Dave

I just heard back from them (didn't expect to, Croatian exchange and it's 2 AM here) and they confirmed it was charged but never sent and offered to send it to the correct address. If I hadn't gone on this forum I would've never remembered to check omniexplorer, thanks for the help!