diff --git a/scripts/create-and-fund-account.sh b/scripts/create-and-fund-account.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+KEYNAME=`uuidgen | tr -d '-'`
+KEYRING_DIR=`mktemp -d`
+KEYRING=test
+LACONIC_CONFIG=${LACONIC_CONFIG:-$HOME/.laconic/config.yml}
+
+ACCOUNT_JSON=$(laconicd keys add $KEYNAME --keyring-backend $KEYRING --algo eth_secp256k1 --keyring-dir $KEYRING_DIR --output json)
+
+PRIVATE_KEY=$(yes | laconicd keys export $KEYNAME --keyring-backend $KEYRING --keyring-dir $KEYRING_DIR --unarmored-hex --unsafe)
+PUB_KEY=$(echo $ACCOUNT_JSON | jq -r ".pubkey | fromjson | .key")
+ACCOUNT_JSON=$(echo $ACCOUNT_JSON | jq ".privkey = \"$PRIVATE_KEY\"" | jq ".pubkey = \"$PUB_KEY\"")
+
+
+laconicd keys delete $KEYNAME --keyring-backend $KEYRING --keyring-dir $KEYRING_DIR -y 2> /dev/null
+rm -rf $KEYRING_DIR
+
+AVG_RECORD_PHOTON=1000000
+NUM_RECORDS=5000
+BOND_OVERHEAD=200000
+BOND_AMOUNT=$((AVG_RECORD_PHOTON * NUM_RECORDS))
+
+laconic -c $LACONIC_CONFIG cns tokens send --address $(echo $ACCOUNT_JSON | jq -r '.address') --type aphoton --quantity $((BOND_AMOUNT + BOND_OVERHEAD)) > /dev/null
+BOND_ID=$(laconic -c $LACONIC_CONFIG cns bond create --user-key $PRIVATE_KEY --type aphoton --quantity $BOND_AMOUNT | jq -r '.bondId')
+
+echo $ACCOUNT_JSON | jq ".bond = \"$BOND_ID\"" | jq ".balance = $BOND_AMOUNT"