diff --git a/galoisd/go.mod b/galoisd/go.mod
index c8585003e8..cb8a2a2a20 100644
--- a/galoisd/go.mod
+++ b/galoisd/go.mod
@@ -118,6 +118,6 @@ replace (
 	github.com/consensys/gnark => github.com/consensys/gnark v0.9.2-0.20240115131420-34fdb0391653
 	// Fork of gnark crypto until https://github.com/ConsenSys/gnark-crypto/pull/314 is merged
 	github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto => github.com/unionlabs/gnark-crypto v0.0.0-20240112093739-635c1b6963c6
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk => github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240125200611-e1b8b82c712b
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk => github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240206230727-9973b232e832
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto => github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.11
 )
diff --git a/galoisd/go.sum b/galoisd/go.sum
index bf03c9cd66..3f4a77ac35 100644
--- a/galoisd/go.sum
+++ b/galoisd/go.sum
@@ -432,8 +432,8 @@ github.com/tv42/httpunix v0.0.0-20150427012821-b75d8614f926/go.mod h1:9ESjWnEqri
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v0.0.0-20181204163529-d75b2dcb6bc8/go.mod h1:VFNgLljTbGfSG7qAOspJ7OScBnGdDN/yBr0sguwnwf0=
 github.com/unionlabs/cometbls v0.0.0-20240125180347-5b33e3460932 h1:ecEdIXw7w3I4JEpNoNMwpHu4Iy6PRgGl++uWQIcPYBw=
 github.com/unionlabs/cometbls v0.0.0-20240125180347-5b33e3460932/go.mod h1:ZN5TH4WzX9x+hgcipytd0WghjGcCBy6M8YVgnHOCd/0=
-github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240125200611-e1b8b82c712b h1:eUv6PZDYQaO4vFVGYXlufFjiDq8UnZtmoVyBen+uzyo=
-github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240125200611-e1b8b82c712b/go.mod h1:iEaeKpRLz88bVPyU7Zk0WODyY05qHmR33vNsFaJ4lP8=
+github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240206230727-9973b232e832 h1:Yzf3nF11ClR8geNwP+oe+ZJG489q4dYgQJlBL42ANiA=
+github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240206230727-9973b232e832/go.mod h1:iEaeKpRLz88bVPyU7Zk0WODyY05qHmR33vNsFaJ4lP8=
 github.com/unionlabs/gnark-crypto v0.0.0-20240112093739-635c1b6963c6 h1:wRt6Yt29bWvwCSeRmRJ/Wm1sRev1GjJGXn4MzSrMbv4=
 github.com/unionlabs/gnark-crypto v0.0.0-20240112093739-635c1b6963c6/go.mod h1:wKqwsieaKPThcFkHe0d0zMsbHEUWFmZcG7KBCse210o=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 h1:qLwI1I70+NjRFUR3zs1JPUCgaCXSh3SW62uAKT1mSBM=
diff --git a/galoisd/vendor/modules.txt b/galoisd/vendor/modules.txt
index b25d04e587..3dc59fe713 100644
--- a/galoisd/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/galoisd/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db
 github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto
 github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto/anyutil
 github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto/runtime
-# github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.50.2 => github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240125200611-e1b8b82c712b
+# github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.50.2 => github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240206230727-9973b232e832
 ## explicit; go 1.21
 github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec
 github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types
@@ -873,5 +873,5 @@ sigs.k8s.io/yaml
 # github.com/cometbft/cometbft => github.com/unionlabs/cometbls v0.0.0-20240125180347-5b33e3460932
 # github.com/consensys/gnark => github.com/consensys/gnark v0.9.2-0.20240115131420-34fdb0391653
 # github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto => github.com/unionlabs/gnark-crypto v0.0.0-20240112093739-635c1b6963c6
-# github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk => github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240125200611-e1b8b82c712b
+# github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk => github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240206230727-9973b232e832
 # github.com/cosmos/gogoproto => github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.11
diff --git a/networks/genesis/devnet.nix b/networks/genesis/devnet.nix
index d6fe8d2e49..8ea345c371 100644
--- a/networks/genesis/devnet.nix
+++ b/networks/genesis/devnet.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         pkgs.runCommand "node-id" { } ''
           export HOME=$(pwd)
 
-          ${uniond} init testnet bn254 --chain-id ${chainId} --home .
+          ${uniond} init testnet --chain-id ${chainId} --home .
           mkdir -p $out
           mv ./config/node_key.json $out/${name}
         '';
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
           export HOME=$(pwd)
           mkdir -p $out
 
-          ${uniond} init testnet bn254 --chain-id ${chainId} --home $out
+          ${uniond} init testnet --chain-id ${chainId} --home $out
 
           echo ${alice} | ${uniond} keys add \
             --recover ${genesisAccountName} \
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
                 }.json | jq ."pub_key"."value"`
                 PUBKEY="{\"@type\":\"/cosmos.crypto.bn254.PubKey\",\"key\":$PUBKEY}"
                 mkdir -p $out
-                ${uniond} genesis gentx val-${toString i} 1000000000000000000000stake "bn254" --keyring-backend test --chain-id ${chainId} --home ${home} --ip "0.0.0.0" --pubkey $PUBKEY --moniker validator-${toString i} --output-document $out/valgentx-${
+                ${uniond} genesis gentx val-${toString i} 1000000000000000000000stake --keyring-backend test --chain-id ${chainId} --home ${home} --ip "0.0.0.0" --pubkey $PUBKEY --moniker validator-${toString i} --output-document $out/valgentx-${
                   toString i
                 }.json
               '')
diff --git a/networks/services/uniond.nix b/networks/services/uniond.nix
index 1ec434136f..73a2b9d89d 100644
--- a/networks/services/uniond.nix
+++ b/networks/services/uniond.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ let
   getNodeID = nodeFile:
     pkgs.runCommand "get-node-id" { } ''
       export HOME=$(pwd)
-      ${uniond}/bin/uniond init testnet bn254 --home .
+      ${uniond}/bin/uniond init testnet --home .
       cp ${devnet-validator-node-ids}/${nodeFile} ./config/node_key.json
       NODE_ID=$(${uniond}/bin/uniond tendermint show-node-id --home .)
       echo -n $NODE_ID > $out
diff --git a/uniond/go.mod b/uniond/go.mod
index 5e0c51316e..d8dc66499a 100644
--- a/uniond/go.mod
+++ b/uniond/go.mod
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ replace (
 	github.com/consensys/gnark => github.com/consensys/gnark v0.9.1-0.20231013131835-4ebcccd9c0a8
 	// Fork of gnark crypto until https://github.com/ConsenSys/gnark-crypto/pull/314 is merged
 	github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto => github.com/unionlabs/gnark-crypto v0.0.0-20231016072529-15c0507b6578
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk => github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240125200611-e1b8b82c712b
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk => github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240206230727-9973b232e832
 	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm => github.com/unionlabs/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm v0.0.0-20231219091832-0947f2e3d1aa
 
 	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8 => github.com/unionlabs/ibc-go/v8 v8.0.0-20231219091832-0947f2e3d1aa
diff --git a/uniond/go.sum b/uniond/go.sum
index 195905647e..994122ecca 100644
--- a/uniond/go.sum
+++ b/uniond/go.sum
@@ -1084,8 +1084,8 @@ github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11 h1:kpFauv27b6ynzBNT/Xy+1k+fK4WswhN/6PN5WhFAGw8=
 github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11/go.mod h1:nbz6k7qbPmH4IRqmfOplQw/tblSgqTqBwxkY0oWt/14=
 github.com/unionlabs/cometbls v0.0.0-20240125180347-5b33e3460932 h1:ecEdIXw7w3I4JEpNoNMwpHu4Iy6PRgGl++uWQIcPYBw=
 github.com/unionlabs/cometbls v0.0.0-20240125180347-5b33e3460932/go.mod h1:ZN5TH4WzX9x+hgcipytd0WghjGcCBy6M8YVgnHOCd/0=
-github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240125200611-e1b8b82c712b h1:eUv6PZDYQaO4vFVGYXlufFjiDq8UnZtmoVyBen+uzyo=
-github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240125200611-e1b8b82c712b/go.mod h1:iEaeKpRLz88bVPyU7Zk0WODyY05qHmR33vNsFaJ4lP8=
+github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240206230727-9973b232e832 h1:Yzf3nF11ClR8geNwP+oe+ZJG489q4dYgQJlBL42ANiA=
+github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240206230727-9973b232e832/go.mod h1:iEaeKpRLz88bVPyU7Zk0WODyY05qHmR33vNsFaJ4lP8=
 github.com/unionlabs/gnark-crypto v0.0.0-20231016072529-15c0507b6578 h1:Owzup0XvshGNHgS1s0xUI/mZM+fPvTT7dLg7P0cT2vQ=
 github.com/unionlabs/gnark-crypto v0.0.0-20231016072529-15c0507b6578/go.mod h1:v2Gy7L/4ZRosZ7Ivs+9SfUDr0f5UlG+EM5t7MPHiLuY=
 github.com/unionlabs/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm v0.0.0-20231219091832-0947f2e3d1aa h1:pzXp42whoLAzvNkdJHPnWPzWAN2iDtqAFoN/BksxmAE=
diff --git a/uniond/vendor/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/client/cli/gentx.go b/uniond/vendor/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/client/cli/gentx.go
index 402055be4f..12b6ed00bd 100644
--- a/uniond/vendor/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/client/cli/gentx.go
+++ b/uniond/vendor/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/client/cli/gentx.go
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ func GenTxCmd(mbm module.BasicManager, txEncCfg client.TxEncodingConfig, genBalI
 	fsCreateValidator, defaultsDesc := cli.CreateValidatorMsgFlagSet(ipDefault)
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "gentx [key_name] [amount] [key_type]",
+		Use:   "gentx [key_name] [amount]",
 		Short: "Generate a genesis tx carrying a self delegation",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(3),
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(2),
 		Long: fmt.Sprintf(`Generate a genesis transaction that creates a validator with a self-delegation,
 that is signed by the key in the Keyring referenced by a given name. A node ID and consensus
 pubkey may optionally be provided. If they are omitted, they will be retrieved from the priv_validator.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ $ %s gentx my-key-name 1000000stake secp256k1 --home=/path/to/home/dir --keyring
 			config := serverCtx.Config
 			config.SetRoot(clientCtx.HomeDir)
 
-			keyType := args[2]
+			keyType := "bn254"
 			mnemonic := ""
 			nodeID, valPubKey, err := genutil.InitializeNodeValidatorFilesFromMnemonicCustom(serverCtx.Config, mnemonic, keyType)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/uniond/vendor/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/client/cli/init.go b/uniond/vendor/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/client/cli/init.go
index df2a348fcd..91a5a6e50a 100644
--- a/uniond/vendor/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/client/cli/init.go
+++ b/uniond/vendor/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/client/cli/init.go
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ func displayInfo(info printInfo) error {
 // and the respective application.
 func InitCmd(mbm module.BasicManager, defaultNodeHome string) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "init [moniker] [key_type]",
+		Use:   "init [moniker]",
 		Short: "Initialize private validator, p2p, genesis, and application configuration files",
 		Long:  `Initialize validators's and node's configuration files.`,
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(2),
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			clientCtx := client.GetClientContextFromCmd(cmd)
 			cdc := clientCtx.Codec
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func InitCmd(mbm module.BasicManager, defaultNodeHome string) *cobra.Command {
 				initHeight = 1
 			}
 
-			keyType := args[1]
+			keyType := "bn254"
 
 			nodeID, _, err := genutil.InitializeNodeValidatorFilesFromMnemonicCustom(config, mnemonic, keyType)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/uniond/vendor/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/utils.go b/uniond/vendor/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/utils.go
index 15161e965b..a6c8390958 100644
--- a/uniond/vendor/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/utils.go
+++ b/uniond/vendor/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/utils.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	cfg "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/config"
+	tmbn254 "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/crypto/bn254"
 	tmed25519 "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/crypto/ed25519"
 	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/p2p"
 	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/privval"
@@ -83,10 +84,16 @@ func InitializeNodeValidatorFilesFromMnemonicCustom(config *cfg.Config, mnemonic
 	var filePV *privval.FilePV
 	if len(mnemonic) == 0 {
 		filePV = privval.LoadOrGenFilePVCustom(pvKeyFile, pvStateFile, keyType)
-	} else {
+	} else if keyType == "ed25519" {
 		privKey := tmed25519.GenPrivKeyFromSecret([]byte(mnemonic))
 		filePV = privval.NewFilePV(privKey, pvKeyFile, pvStateFile)
 		filePV.Save()
+	} else if keyType == "bn254" {
+		privKey := tmbn254.GenPrivKeyFromSeed([]byte(mnemonic))
+		filePV = privval.NewFilePV(privKey, pvKeyFile, pvStateFile)
+		filePV.Save()
+	} else {
+		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("keyType not supported: %s", keyType)
 	}
 
 	tmValPubKey, err := filePV.GetPubKey()
diff --git a/uniond/vendor/modules.txt b/uniond/vendor/modules.txt
index 336f9de2e1..13429eeb1e 100644
--- a/uniond/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/uniond/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db
 github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto
 github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto/anyutil
 github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto/runtime
-# github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.50.2 => github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240125200611-e1b8b82c712b
+# github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.50.2 => github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240206230727-9973b232e832
 ## explicit; go 1.21
 github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp
 github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp/internal/protocompat
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ sigs.k8s.io/yaml/goyaml.v2
 # github.com/cometbft/cometbft => github.com/unionlabs/cometbls v0.0.0-20240125180347-5b33e3460932
 # github.com/consensys/gnark => github.com/consensys/gnark v0.9.1-0.20231013131835-4ebcccd9c0a8
 # github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto => github.com/unionlabs/gnark-crypto v0.0.0-20231016072529-15c0507b6578
-# github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk => github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240125200611-e1b8b82c712b
+# github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk => github.com/unionlabs/cosmos-sdk v0.0.0-20240206230727-9973b232e832
 # github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm => github.com/unionlabs/ibc-go/modules/light-clients/08-wasm v0.0.0-20231219091832-0947f2e3d1aa
 # github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8 => github.com/unionlabs/ibc-go/v8 v8.0.0-20231219091832-0947f2e3d1aa
 # github.com/syndtr/goleveldb => github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7
diff --git a/unionvisor/src/cli.rs b/unionvisor/src/cli.rs
index 2033e65729..613a775239 100644
--- a/unionvisor/src/cli.rs
+++ b/unionvisor/src/cli.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ impl InitCmd {
             args: vec![
                 OsString::from("init"),
                 OsString::from(self.moniker.clone()),
-                OsString::from("bn254"),
                 OsString::from("--chain-id"),
                 OsString::from(&self.network),
             ],