What Happens When Assets Are on the Wrong Network? on Sei
How to troubleshoot assets that are present on-chain but not visible in your wallet interface.
Why this matters on Sei
Assets do not disappear because a wallet interface is displaying another network. Switching to the correct network and verifying the contract can often explain an apparently empty balance.
Sei has its own network environment and may expose different application and asset conventions depending on the wallet and ecosystem.
Sei can expose different asset and application conventions depending on the wallet and ecosystem you use, so confirm which environment a balance belongs to before acting on it.
Sei: what to pay attention to
- Assets and tokens: Verify the network-specific asset representation.
- Costs: Compare the complete network and route costs before moving small balances.
- Security: Confirm network, destination and transaction details before signing.
A Sei checklist for this topic
- Leave a balance alone when the cost of moving it from Sei exceeds what you would receive.
- Confirm the wallet address and that you are viewing Sei before interpreting any balance.
- List every asset visible on Sei and mark unfamiliar tokens for research instead of interacting with them.
- Compare each small balance on Sei with the full cost of moving it before deciding to consolidate.
Bridge from Sei
Compare the complete network and route costs before moving small balances. On the Sui side: verify the network-specific asset and object details rather than applying EVM assumptions.
The bridge guide below is informational; any transaction depends on current network conditions and the route shown in the bridge interface.
Sei → Sui BRIDGE GUIDE