diff --git a/centrifuge-app/src/utils/address.ts b/centrifuge-app/src/utils/address.ts
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+import { isAddress as isEvmAddress } from '@ethersproject/address'
+import { isAddress } from '@polkadot/util-crypto'
+
+export function isSubstrateAddress(address: string) {
+  return isAddress(address) && !isEvmAddress(address)
+}
+
+export { isEvmAddress }