# initializeAlpen()

```
function initializeAlpen(

   options, 

   bitcoinRpc, 

network): ChainData<AlpenChainType>;
```

Defined in: [atomiq-chain-evm/src/chains/alpen/AlpenInitializer.ts:118](https://github.com/atomiqlabs/atomiq-chain-evm/blob/98ca6f16fbfb37e521f8c27b4f942642fe00c2ee/src/chains/alpen/AlpenInitializer.ts#L118)

Initialize Alpen chain integration

## Parameters

| Parameter    | Type                                                                                                               |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `options`    | [`AlpenOptions`](https://docs.atomiq.exchange/sdk-reference/api/atomiq-chain-evm/src/type-aliases/AlpenOptions.md) |
| `bitcoinRpc` | [`BitcoinRpc`](https://docs.atomiq.exchange/sdk-reference/api/atomiq-sdk/src/interfaces/BitcoinRpc.md)<`any`>      |
| `network`    | [`BitcoinNetwork`](https://docs.atomiq.exchange/sdk-reference/api/atomiq-sdk/src/enumerations/BitcoinNetwork.md)   |

## Returns

[`ChainData`](https://docs.atomiq.exchange/sdk-reference/api/atomiq-sdk/src/type-aliases/ChainData.md)<[`AlpenChainType`](https://docs.atomiq.exchange/sdk-reference/api/atomiq-chain-evm/src/type-aliases/AlpenChainType.md)>