diff --git a/.github/scripts/seed-internal-testnet.sh b/.github/scripts/seed-internal-testnet.sh
index 0a7a384ccd..4aecc67c24 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/seed-internal-testnet.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/seed-internal-testnet.sh
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ AXL_BTCB_CONTRACT_DEPLOY=$(npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}
 AXL_BTCB_CONTRACT_ADDRESS=${AXL_BTCB_CONTRACT_DEPLOY: -42}
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_BTCB_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" 0x6767114FFAA17C6439D7AEA480738B982CE63A02 1000000000000000000000
 
+# deploy and fund native wBTC ERC20 contract
+WBTC_CONTRACT_DEPLOY=$(npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" deploy-erc20 "wBTC" wBTC 8)
+WBTC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS=${WBTC_CONTRACT_DEPLOY: -42}
+npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$WBTC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" 0x6767114FFAA17C6439D7AEA480738B982CE63A02 100000000000000
+
 # seed some evm wallets
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_WBTC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$DEV_TEST_WALLET_ADDRESS" 10000000000000
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$MULTICHAIN_wBTC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$DEV_TEST_WALLET_ADDRESS" 10000000000000
@@ -115,6 +120,7 @@ npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_BNB_CONT
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_BUSD_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$DEV_TEST_WALLET_ADDRESS" 1000000000000000000000
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_XRPB_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$DEV_TEST_WALLET_ADDRESS" 1000000000000000000000
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_BTCB_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$DEV_TEST_WALLET_ADDRESS" 1000000000000000000000
+npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$WBTC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$DEV_TEST_WALLET_ADDRESS" 10000000000000
 # seed webapp E2E whale account
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_WBTC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$WEBAPP_E2E_WHALE_ADDRESS" 100000000000000
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$MULTICHAIN_wBTC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$WEBAPP_E2E_WHALE_ADDRESS" 10000000000000
@@ -127,6 +133,7 @@ npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_BNB_CONT
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_BUSD_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$WEBAPP_E2E_WHALE_ADDRESS" 10000000000000000000000
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_BTCB_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$WEBAPP_E2E_WHALE_ADDRESS" 10000000000000000000000
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_XRPB_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$WEBAPP_E2E_WHALE_ADDRESS" 10000000000000000000000
+npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$WBTC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$WEBAPP_E2E_WHALE_ADDRESS" 10000000000000
 
 # give dev-wallet enough delegation power to pass proposals by itself