What Happens If You Send Crypto to Your Same Address?

Here’s a hypothetical scenario. You’re trying to send some crypto to a relative, and copied a wallet address. You were distracted, though. The address seemed familiar enough, so you just clicked “Send”, and that’s it. Just in case, you double-checked the transaction details and, lo and behold, of course the address looked familiar: it was your own wallet, the one you're sending the funds from. Now what? Did you accidentally burn them? Did you lose your money because of a silly mistake?

Well, relax. The short answer is no, your funds are still safe. Let's elaborate a little more about what happens if you send crypto to the same address.

You Usually Don’t Lose… a Lot

In crypto networks, each address is unique, virtually unrepeatable, and impossible to guess or duplicate. It's built with such strong public-key cryptography that it would take someone millions of years to “hack” the system...

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