diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml b/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
index e7279b6..2834ca8 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ services:
       TEST_AUCTION_ENABLED: ${TEST_AUCTION_ENABLED:-false}
       TEST_REGISTRY_EXPIRY: ${TEST_REGISTRY_EXPIRY:-false}
       ONBOARDING_ENABLED: ${ONBOARDING_ENABLED:-false}
+      STAKING_AMOUNT: ${STAKING_AMOUNT:-1000000000000000}
+      AUTHORITY_AUCTION_ENABLED: ${AUTHORITY_AUCTION_ENABLED}
+      AUTHORITY_AUCTION_COMMITS_DURATION: ${AUTHORITY_AUCTION_COMMITS_DURATION}
+      AUTHORITY_AUCTION_REVEALS_DURATION: ${AUTHORITY_AUCTION_REVEALS_DURATION}
+      AUTHORITY_GRACE_PERIOD: ${AUTHORITY_GRACE_PERIOD}
       GENESIS_FILE: /var/tmp/genesis.json
     volumes:
       - laconicd-data:/root/.laconicd
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md
index d86902a..e7007ed 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/README.md
@@ -96,9 +96,23 @@ Instructions for running a laconicd fixturenet along with registry CLI and conso
   ```bash
   # Optional
 
-  # Set to true to enable adding participants functionality of the onboarding module
-  # (default: false)
+  # Set to true to enable adding participants functionality of the onboarding module (default: false)
   ONBOARDING_ENABLED=
+
+  # Staking amount to use for the default validator account (default: 1000000000000000)
+  STAKING_AMOUNT=
+
+  # Enable authority auctions (default: false)
+  AUTHORITY_AUCTION_ENABLED=true
+
+  # Authority auctions commits duration (in secs) (default: 24hrs)
+  AUTHORITY_AUCTION_COMMITS_DURATION=3600
+
+  # Authority auctions reveals duration (in secs) (default: 24hrs)
+  AUTHORITY_AUCTION_REVEALS_DURATION=3600
+
+  # Authority grace period (set bond to authority within this) (in secs) (default: 2 * 24hrs)
+  AUTHORITY_GRACE_PERIOD=7200
   ```
 
 * Inside the `laconic-console-deployment` deployment directory, open `config.env` file and set following env variables:
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/generate-stage1-genesis-using-allocations.sh b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/generate-stage1-genesis-using-allocations.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6628183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/generate-stage1-genesis-using-allocations.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Exit on error
+set -e
+set -u
+
+# Check args
+if [ "$#" -ne 3 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <stage0-deployment-dir-absolute> <participant-allocation> <validator-allocation>"
+  echo "Example: $0 /home/user/stage0-deployment 1000000 1000000000000"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+STAGE0_DEPLOYMENT_DIR="$1"
+PARTICIPANT_ALLOCATION="$2"
+VALIDATOR_ALLOCATION="$3"
+STAGE1_GENESIS_DIR=stage1-genesis
+
+# Create a temporary target directory
+mkdir -p $STAGE1_GENESIS_DIR
+
+# --------
+
+# Export onboarding module state from stage0 laconicd chain
+
+onboarding_state_file="$STAGE1_GENESIS_DIR/stage0-onboarding-state.json"
+docker run -it \
+  -v ${STAGE0_DEPLOYMENT_DIR}/data/laconicd-data:/root/stage0-deployment/.laconicd \
+  cerc/laconicd:local bash -c "laconicd export --home /root/stage0-deployment/.laconicd" \
+  | jq .app_state.onboarding > "$onboarding_state_file"
+
+stage0_participants=$(cat "$onboarding_state_file" | jq .participants)
+
+echo "Exported onboarding module state from stage 0 chain"
+
+# --------
+
+# For each participant, using ETH account holdings, figure out balance allocation for stage1
+stage1_allocations_file="$STAGE1_GENESIS_DIR/stage1-allocations.json"
+jq -n --argjson participants "$stage0_participants" --arg participant_allocation "$PARTICIPANT_ALLOCATION" --arg validator_allocation "$VALIDATOR_ALLOCATION" '
+[
+  $participants[] |
+  {
+    cosmos_address: .cosmos_address,
+    balance: (if .role == "validator" then $validator_allocation else $participant_allocation end)
+  }
+]' > $stage1_allocations_file
+
+echo "Calculated allocations for stage 1 chain"
+
+# --------
+
+# Run a script with cerc/laconicd:local to generate the genesis file
+# with onboarding module state and given allocations
+docker run -it \
+  -v ./$STAGE1_GENESIS_DIR:/root/.laconicd \
+  -v ./scripts:/scripts \
+  cerc/laconicd:local bash -c "/scripts/genesis.sh"
+
+# Copy over the genesis file to output folder
+OUTPUT_DIR=output
+mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR
+cp ./$STAGE1_GENESIS_DIR/config/genesis.json $OUTPUT_DIR/genesis.json
+
+echo "Genesis file for stage1 written to $OUTPUT_DIR/genesis.json"
+
+# --------
+
+# Clean up
+echo "Please remove the temporary data directory: sudo rm -rf $STAGE1_GENESIS_DIR"
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/generate-stage1-genesis.sh b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/generate-stage1-genesis.sh
index 53fac02..7a7722c 100755
--- a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/generate-stage1-genesis.sh
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/fixturenet-laconicd/scripts/generate-stage1-genesis.sh
@@ -61,18 +61,18 @@ echo "Calculated allocations for stage 1 chain"
 # Run a script with cerc/laconicd:local to generate the genesis file
 # with onboarding module state and given allocations
 docker run -it \
-  -v ./stage1-genesis:/root/.laconicd \
+  -v ./$STAGE1_GENESIS_DIR:/root/.laconicd \
   -v ./scripts:/scripts \
   cerc/laconicd:local bash -c "/scripts/genesis.sh"
 
 # Copy over the genesis file to output folder
 OUTPUT_DIR=output
 mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR
-cp ./stage1-genesis/config/genesis.json $OUTPUT_DIR/genesis.json
+cp ./$STAGE1_GENESIS_DIR/config/genesis.json $OUTPUT_DIR/genesis.json
 
 echo "Genesis file for stage1 written to $OUTPUT_DIR/genesis.json"
 
 # --------
 
 # Clean up
-echo "Please remove the temporary data directory: sudo rm -rf stage1-genesis"
+echo "Please remove the temporary data directory: sudo rm -rf $STAGE1_GENESIS_DIR"