diff --git a/.github/scripts/seed-internal-testnet.sh b/.github/scripts/seed-internal-testnet.sh
index bde9c5cf..79641fd2 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/seed-internal-testnet.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/seed-internal-testnet.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ TETHER_USDT_CONTRACT_DEPLOY=$(npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NA
 TETHER_USDT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS=${TETHER_USDT_CONTRACT_DEPLOY: -42}
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$TETHER_USDT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" 0x6767114FFAA17C6439D7AEA480738B982CE63A02 1000000000000
 
+# deploy and fund axlBNB ERC20 contract
+AXL_BNB_CONTRACT_DEPLOY=$(npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" deploy-erc20 "axlBNB" axlBNB 18)
+AXL_BNB_CONTRACT_ADDRESS=${AXL_BNB_CONTRACT_DEPLOY: -42}
+npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_BNB_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" 0x6767114FFAA17C6439D7AEA480738B982CE63A02 1000000000000000000000
+
 # seed some evm wallets
 npx hardhat --network "${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" "$DEV_TEST_WALLET_ADDRESS" 10000000000000
@@ -91,6 +96,7 @@ npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$wETH_CONTRAC
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_USDC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$DEV_TEST_WALLET_ADDRESS" 100000000000
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$MULTICHAIN_USDT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$DEV_TEST_WALLET_ADDRESS" 100000000000
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$TETHER_USDT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$DEV_TEST_WALLET_ADDRESS" 1000000000000
+npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_BNB_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$DEV_TEST_WALLET_ADDRESS" 1000000000000000000000
 # seed webapp E2E whale account
 npx hardhat --network "${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" "$WEBAPP_E2E_WHALE_ADDRESS" 10000000000000
@@ -99,6 +105,7 @@ npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$wETH_CONTRAC
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_USDC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$WEBAPP_E2E_WHALE_ADDRESS" 10000000000000
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$MULTICHAIN_USDT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$WEBAPP_E2E_WHALE_ADDRESS" 1000000000000
 npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$TETHER_USDT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$WEBAPP_E2E_WHALE_ADDRESS" 1000000000000
+npx hardhat --network "${ERC20_DEPLOYER_NETWORK_NAME}" mint-erc20 "$AXL_BNB_CONTRACT_ADDRESS" "$WEBAPP_E2E_WHALE_ADDRESS" 10000000000000000000000
 
 # give dev-wallet enough delegation power to pass proposals by itself
 
@@ -138,7 +145,7 @@ PARAM_CHANGE_PROP_TEMPLATE=$(
         {
             "subspace": "evmutil",
             "key": "EnabledConversionPairs",
-            "value": "[{\"kava_erc20_address\":\"MULTICHAIN_USDC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS\",\"denom\":\"erc20/multichain/usdc\"},{\"kava_erc20_address\":\"MULTICHAIN_USDT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS\",\"denom\":\"erc20/multichain/usdt\"},{\"kava_erc20_address\":\"MULTICHAIN_wBTC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS\",\"denom\":\"erc20/multichain/wbtc\"},{\"kava_erc20_address\":\"AXL_USDC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS\",\"denom\":\"erc20/axelar/usdc\"},{\"kava_erc20_address\":\"AXL_WBTC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS\",\"denom\":\"erc20/axelar/wbtc\"},{\"kava_erc20_address\":\"wETH_CONTRACT_ADDRESS\",\"denom\":\"erc20/axelar/eth\"},{\"kava_erc20_address\":\"TETHER_USDT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS\",\"denom\":\"erc20/tether/usdt\"}]"
+            "value": "[{\"kava_erc20_address\":\"MULTICHAIN_USDC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS\",\"denom\":\"erc20/multichain/usdc\"},{\"kava_erc20_address\":\"MULTICHAIN_USDT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS\",\"denom\":\"erc20/multichain/usdt\"},{\"kava_erc20_address\":\"MULTICHAIN_wBTC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS\",\"denom\":\"erc20/multichain/wbtc\"},{\"kava_erc20_address\":\"AXL_USDC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS\",\"denom\":\"erc20/axelar/usdc\"},{\"kava_erc20_address\":\"AXL_WBTC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS\",\"denom\":\"erc20/axelar/wbtc\"},{\"kava_erc20_address\":\"wETH_CONTRACT_ADDRESS\",\"denom\":\"erc20/axelar/eth\"},{\"kava_erc20_address\":\"TETHER_USDT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS\",\"denom\":\"erc20/tether/usdt\"},{\"kava_erc20_address\":\"AXL_BNB_CONTRACT_ADDRESS\",\"denom\":\"bnb\"}]"
         }
     ]
 }
@@ -155,6 +162,7 @@ finalProposal="${finalProposal/AXL_USDC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS/$AXL_USDC_CONTRACT_ADDR
 finalProposal="${finalProposal/AXL_WBTC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS/$AXL_WBTC_CONTRACT_ADDRESS}"
 finalProposal="${finalProposal/wETH_CONTRACT_ADDRESS/$wETH_CONTRACT_ADDRESS}"
 finalProposal="${finalProposal/TETHER_USDT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS/$TETHER_USDT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS}"
+finalProposal="${finalProposal/AXL_BNB_CONTRACT_ADDRESS/$AXL_BNB_CONTRACT_ADDRESS}"
 
 # create unique proposal filename
 proposalFileName="$(date +%s)-proposal.json"
diff --git a/ci/env/kava-internal-testnet/genesis.json b/ci/env/kava-internal-testnet/genesis.json
index 4ffe47c7..19e74cfb 100644
--- a/ci/env/kava-internal-testnet/genesis.json
+++ b/ci/env/kava-internal-testnet/genesis.json
@@ -562,6 +562,10 @@
         {
           "address": "kava1krh7k30pc9rteejpl2zycj0vau58y8c69xkzws",
           "coins": [
+            {
+              "denom": "bnb",
+              "amount": "100000000000000000"
+            },
             {
               "denom": "btcb",
               "amount": "200000000"