diff --git a/side-node/src/utils.rs b/side-node/src/utils.rs
index dda9264..14599e3 100644
--- a/side-node/src/utils.rs
+++ b/side-node/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use bft_json_crdt::json_crdt::SignedOp;
+use bitcoin::{absolute, key::Keypair, transaction::Version, TxIn, TxOut};
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
 pub(crate) const BITCOIN_KEY_FILE: &str = "bitcoin_keys.pem";
@@ -37,6 +38,31 @@ pub fn fake_generic_transaction_json(from: String) -> Value {
     })
 }
 
+/// Generate a Bitcoin transaction from this node's bitcoin_keys
+pub fn fake_bitcoin_transaction(key_pair: Keypair) -> bitcoin::Transaction {
+    let from = key_pair.public_key().to_string();
+    let to = "Bob";
+    let amount = 1;
+    let lock_time = absolute::LockTime::from_height(0).expect("couldn't format btc lock time");
+    let input = TxIn {
+        previous_output: todo!(),
+        script_sig: todo!(),
+        sequence: todo!(),
+        witness: todo!(),
+    };
+    let output = TxOut {
+        value: todo!(),
+        script_pubkey: todo!(),
+    };
+    let tx = bitcoin::Transaction {
+        version: Version(1),
+        lock_time,
+        input,
+        output,
+    };
+    tx
+}
+
 pub fn shappy(op: SignedOp) -> String {
     let b = serde_json::to_string(&op).unwrap().into_bytes();
     sha256::digest(b).to_string()