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-name: Add new chain / network ID
-about: Adding a new chain and/or network ID by filing an issue
-title: "[New Chain / Network]"
-labels: ''
-assignees: ''
-
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-
-> Fill out the following to add your chain / network id, OR propose a Pull Request making your edits to the ```_data/chains.json``` file directly
-
-```
-{
-  "name": "Ethereum Mainnet",
-  "shortName": "eth",
-  "chain": "ETH",
-  "network": "mainnet",
-  "chainId": 1,
-  "networkId": 1,
-  "rpc": ["https://mainnet.infura.io"],
-  "faucets": [],
-  "infoURL: "https://ethereum.org",
-  "nativeCurrency": {"name":"Ether","symbol":"ETH","decimals":18}
-}
-```
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-name: other
-about: either an issue with ethereum-lists/chains or a suggestion
-title: ""
-labels: ''
-assignees: ''
-
----