diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 415643d76..08d3526db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,3 +15,15 @@ generate:
 
 .PHONY: ci
 ci: check-tidy test
+
+.PHONY: start-emulator
+start-emulator:
+	./flow-x86_64-linux- emulator --evm-enabled
+
+.PHONY: setup-account
+setup-account:
+	./flow-x86_64-linux- transactions send api/cadence/transactions/create_bridged_account.cdc 1500.0 --network=emulator --signer=emulator-account
+
+.PHONY: start
+start:
+	go run ./cmd/server/main.go
diff --git a/api/cadence/transactions/create_bridged_account.cdc b/api/cadence/transactions/create_bridged_account.cdc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78737807d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/cadence/transactions/create_bridged_account.cdc
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import EVM from 0xf8d6e0586b0a20c7 // todo dynamically set
+import FungibleToken from 0xee82856bf20e2aa6
+import FlowToken from 0x0ae53cb6e3f42a79
+
+transaction(amount: UFix64) {
+    let sentVault: @FlowToken.Vault
+    let auth: auth(Storage) &Account
+
+    prepare(signer: auth(Storage) &Account) {
+        let vaultRef = signer.storage.borrow<auth(FungibleToken.Withdrawable) &FlowToken.Vault>(
+            from: /storage/flowTokenVault
+        ) ?? panic("Could not borrow reference to the owner's Vault!")
+
+        self.sentVault <- vaultRef.withdraw(amount: amount) as! @FlowToken.Vault
+        self.auth = signer
+    }
+
+    execute {
+        let account <- EVM.createBridgedAccount()
+        log(account.address())
+        account.deposit(from: <-self.sentVault)
+
+        log(account.balance().flow)
+        self.auth.storage.save<@EVM.BridgedAccount>(<-account, to: StoragePath(identifier: "evm")!)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/flow.json b/flow.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42683fe87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flow.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "contracts": {},
+  "networks": {
+    "emulator": "127.0.0.1:3569",
+    "testing": "127.0.0.1:3569"
+  },
+  "accounts": {
+    "emulator-account": {
+      "address": "0xf8d6e0586b0a20c7",
+      "key": "2619878f0e2ff438d17835c2a4561cb87b4d24d72d12ec34569acd0dd4af7c21"
+    }
+  },
+  "deployments": {
+    "emulator": {
+      "emulator-account": []
+    }
+  }
+}
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