# 2. Connecting an address

To deploy a new token you will need to sign transactions on the selected blockchain, which is why the first step is to connect an address.

Bridge Protocol currently supports the following methods to connect an address:

**WalletConnect (EVM only)**

* [How to use WalletConnect](https://www.mtpelerin.com/faq/how-to-use-walletconnect)

**Hardware wallets (EVM only):**

* Trezor
* Ledger
* Ledger (legacy)

**Others:**

* Seed phrase
* Private key

{% hint style="info" %}
The seed phrase and private key methods are only here to facilitate your Testnet experiments, **you should never use them to deploy a token in production** (Mainnet).
{% endhint %}


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