diff --git a/scripts/txs/random.sh b/scripts/txs/random.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..742d981c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/txs/random.sh
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+#! /bin/bash
+set -u
+
+function toHex() {
+	echo -n $1 | hexdump -ve '1/1 "%.2X"'
+}
+
+N=$1
+PORT=$2
+
+for i in `seq 1 $N`; do
+	# store key value pair
+	KEY="abcd$i"
+	VALUE="dcba$i"
+	echo "$KEY:$VALUE"
+	curl 127.0.0.1:$PORT/broadcast_tx_sync?tx=\"$(toHex $KEY=$VALUE)\"
+done
+
+