diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 883afc6..967bf2b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@
     "@cosmos-kit/leap": "^2.4.3",
     "@cosmos-kit/leap-metamask-cosmos-snap": "^0.3.3",
     "@cosmos-kit/react": "^2.9.3",
+    "crypto-js": "4.1.1",
+    "@types/crypto-js": "4.2.1",
     "@fontsource/jetbrains-mono": "^4",
     "@fontsource/roboto": "^4",
+    "merkletreejs": "0.3.11",
     "@leapwallet/cosmos-snap-provider": "0.1.24",
     "@pinata/sdk": "^1.1.26",
     "@popperjs/core": "^2",
diff --git a/utils/merkleTree.ts b/utils/merkleTree.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6883dc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/merkleTree.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import sha256 from 'crypto-js/sha256'
+import { MerkleTree } from 'merkletreejs'
+
+export class WhitelistMerkleTree {
+  tree: MerkleTree
+  constructor(members: string[]) {
+    this.tree = new MerkleTree(
+      members.map((member) => sha256(member)),
+      sha256,
+      {
+        // sort: true,
+        // hashLeaves: false,
+        // sortLeaves: true,
+        sortPairs: true,
+      },
+    )
+  }
+
+  getMerkleRoot() {
+    return this.tree.getRoot().toString('hex')
+  }
+
+  getMerkleProof(member: string) {
+    console.log('this.tree.getProof(sha256(member).toString()): ', this.tree.getProof(sha256(member).toString()))
+    return this.tree.getProof(sha256(member).toString()).map((item) => item.data.toString('hex'))
+  }
+
+  verify(proof: string[], member: string) {
+    return this.tree.verify(proof, sha256(member).toString(), this.tree.getRoot())
+  }
+}