diff --git a/packages/status-js/src/account.test.ts b/packages/status-js/src/account.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32c7bde2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/status-js/src/account.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { keccak256 } from 'ethereum-cryptography/keccak'
+import * as secp from 'ethereum-cryptography/secp256k1'
+import { utf8ToBytes } from 'ethereum-cryptography/utils'
+
+import { Account } from './account'
+
+describe('Account', () => {
+  it('should verify the signature', async () => {
+    const account = new Account()
+
+    const message = '123'
+    const messageHash = keccak256(utf8ToBytes(message))
+
+    const signature = await account.sign(message)
+
+    expect(secp.verify(signature, messageHash, account.publicKey)).toBeTruthy()
+  })
+
+  it('should not verify signature with different message', async () => {
+    const account = new Account()
+
+    const message = '123'
+    const messageHash = keccak256(utf8ToBytes(message))
+
+    const signature = await account.sign('abc')
+
+    expect(secp.verify(signature, messageHash, account.publicKey)).toBeFalsy()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/status-js/src/account.ts b/packages/status-js/src/account.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70903dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/status-js/src/account.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { keccak256 } from 'ethereum-cryptography/keccak'
+import { getPublicKey, sign, utils } from 'ethereum-cryptography/secp256k1'
+import { bytesToHex, utf8ToBytes } from 'ethereum-cryptography/utils'
+
+import { privateKeyToAddress } from './utils/private-key-to-address'
+
+export class Account {
+  public privateKey: string
+  public publicKey: string
+  public address: string
+
+  constructor() {
+    const privateKey = utils.randomPrivateKey()
+    const publicKey = getPublicKey(privateKey)
+
+    this.privateKey = bytesToHex(privateKey)
+    this.publicKey = bytesToHex(publicKey)
+    this.address = privateKeyToAddress(this.privateKey)
+  }
+
+  sign = (payload: string) => {
+    const hash = keccak256(utf8ToBytes(payload))
+    return sign(hash, this.privateKey)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/status-js/src/client-v2.ts b/packages/status-js/src/client-v2.ts
index 34f92ae9..cd4162ec 100644
--- a/packages/status-js/src/client-v2.ts
+++ b/packages/status-js/src/client-v2.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ import { getPredefinedBootstrapNodes, Waku } from 'js-waku'
 import { ApplicationMetadataMessage } from '../protos/application-metadata-message'
 import { ChatMessage } from '../protos/chat-message'
 import { CommunityChat, CommunityDescription } from '../protos/communities'
+import { Account } from './account'
 import { idToContentTopic } from './contentTopic'
 import { createSymKeyFromPassword } from './encryption'
-import { hexToBuf } from './utils'
-
-import type { WakuMessage } from 'js-waku'
 
 export interface ClientOptions {
   publicKey: string
@@ -20,6 +18,7 @@ export class Client {
   publicKey: string
   callback: (message: ChatMessage) => void
   waku?: Waku
+  account?: Account
   communityDescription?: CommunityDescription
   clocks: Record<string, Date>
 
@@ -135,7 +134,10 @@ export class Client {
     }
   }
 
-  async sendMessage(message: any) {}
+  createAccount = async (): Promise<Account> => {
+    this.account = new Account()
+    return this.account
+  }
 }
 
 export const createClient = async (options: ClientOptions) => {