diff --git a/app/ante.go b/app/ante.go
index 8a110392..930987ef 100644
--- a/app/ante.go
+++ b/app/ante.go
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/exported"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/ante"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/crypto"
@@ -19,164 +20,60 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	memoCostPerByte     sdk.Gas = 3
-	secp256k1VerifyCost uint64  = 21000
+	// TODO: Use this cost per byte through parameter or overriding NewConsumeGasForTxSizeDecorator
+	// which currently defaults at 10, if intended
+	// memoCostPerByte     sdk.Gas = 3
+	secp256k1VerifyCost uint64 = 21000
 )
 
 // NewAnteHandler returns an ante handler responsible for attempting to route an
 // Ethereum or SDK transaction to an internal ante handler for performing
 // transaction-level processing (e.g. fee payment, signature verification) before
 // being passed onto it's respective handler.
-//
-// NOTE: The EVM will already consume (intrinsic) gas for signature verification
-// and covering input size as well as handling nonce incrementing.
 func NewAnteHandler(ak auth.AccountKeeper, sk types.SupplyKeeper) sdk.AnteHandler {
 	return func(
 		ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, sim bool,
-	) (newCtx sdk.Context, res sdk.Result, abort bool) {
+	) (newCtx sdk.Context, err error) {
 
 		switch castTx := tx.(type) {
 		case auth.StdTx:
-			return sdkAnteHandler(ctx, ak, sk, castTx, sim)
+			stdAnte := sdk.ChainAnteDecorators(
+				ante.NewSetUpContextDecorator(), // outermost AnteDecorator. SetUpContext must be called first
+				ante.NewMempoolFeeDecorator(),
+				ante.NewValidateBasicDecorator(),
+				ante.NewValidateMemoDecorator(ak),
+				ante.NewConsumeGasForTxSizeDecorator(ak),
+				ante.NewSetPubKeyDecorator(ak), // SetPubKeyDecorator must be called before all signature verification decorators
+				ante.NewValidateSigCountDecorator(ak),
+				ante.NewDeductFeeDecorator(ak, sk),
+				ante.NewSigGasConsumeDecorator(ak, consumeSigGas),
+				ante.NewSigVerificationDecorator(ak),
+				ante.NewIncrementSequenceDecorator(ak), // innermost AnteDecorator
+			)
+
+			return stdAnte(ctx, tx, sim)
 
 		case *evmtypes.EthereumTxMsg:
 			return ethAnteHandler(ctx, ak, sk, castTx, sim)
 
 		default:
-			return ctx, sdk.ErrInternal(fmt.Sprintf("transaction type invalid: %T", tx)).Result(), true
+			return ctx, sdk.ErrInternal(fmt.Sprintf("transaction type invalid: %T", tx))
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// SDK Ante Handler
-
-func sdkAnteHandler(
-	ctx sdk.Context, ak auth.AccountKeeper, sk types.SupplyKeeper, stdTx auth.StdTx, sim bool,
-) (newCtx sdk.Context, res sdk.Result, abort bool) {
-	// Ensure that the provided fees meet a minimum threshold for the validator,
-	// if this is a CheckTx. This is only for local mempool purposes, and thus
-	// is only ran on check tx.
-	if ctx.IsCheckTx() && !sim {
-		res := auth.EnsureSufficientMempoolFees(ctx, stdTx.Fee)
-		if !res.IsOK() {
-			return newCtx, res, true
-		}
-	}
-
-	newCtx = auth.SetGasMeter(sim, ctx, stdTx.Fee.Gas)
-
-	// AnteHandlers must have their own defer/recover in order for the BaseApp
-	// to know how much gas was used! This is because the GasMeter is created in
-	// the AnteHandler, but if it panics the context won't be set properly in
-	// runTx's recover call.
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			switch rType := r.(type) {
-			case sdk.ErrorOutOfGas:
-				log := fmt.Sprintf("out of gas in location: %v", rType.Descriptor)
-				res = sdk.ErrOutOfGas(log).Result()
-				res.GasWanted = stdTx.Fee.Gas
-				res.GasUsed = newCtx.GasMeter().GasConsumed()
-				abort = true
-			default:
-				panic(r)
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
-	if err := stdTx.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
-		return newCtx, err.Result(), true
-	}
-
-	newCtx.GasMeter().ConsumeGas(memoCostPerByte*sdk.Gas(len(stdTx.GetMemo())), "memo")
-
-	// stdSigs contains the sequence number, account number, and signatures.
-	// When simulating, this would just be a 0-length slice.
-	signerAddrs := stdTx.GetSigners()
-	signerAccs := make([]exported.Account, len(signerAddrs))
-	isGenesis := ctx.BlockHeight() == 0
-
-	// fetch first signer, who's going to pay the fees
-	signerAccs[0], res = auth.GetSignerAcc(newCtx, ak, signerAddrs[0])
-	if !res.IsOK() {
-		return newCtx, res, true
-	}
-
-	// the first signer pays the transaction fees
-	if !stdTx.Fee.Amount.IsZero() {
-		res = auth.DeductFees(sk, newCtx, signerAccs[0], stdTx.Fee.Amount)
-		if !res.IsOK() {
-			return newCtx, res, true
-		}
-
-		// Reload account after fees deducted
-		signerAccs[0] = ak.GetAccount(newCtx, signerAccs[0].GetAddress())
-	}
-
-	stdSigs := stdTx.GetSignatures()
-
-	for i := 0; i < len(stdSigs); i++ {
-		// skip the fee payer, account is cached and fees were deducted already
-		if i != 0 {
-			signerAccs[i], res = auth.GetSignerAcc(newCtx, ak, signerAddrs[i])
-			if !res.IsOK() {
-				return newCtx, res, true
-			}
-		}
-
-		// check signature, return account with incremented nonce
-		signBytes := auth.GetSignBytes(newCtx.ChainID(), stdTx, signerAccs[i], isGenesis)
-		signerAccs[i], res = processSig(newCtx, signerAccs[i], stdSigs[i], signBytes, sim)
-		if !res.IsOK() {
-			return newCtx, res, true
-		}
-
-		ak.SetAccount(newCtx, signerAccs[i])
-	}
-
-	return newCtx, sdk.Result{GasWanted: stdTx.Fee.Gas}, false
-}
-
-// processSig verifies the signature and increments the nonce. If the account
-// doesn't have a pubkey, set it.
-func processSig(
-	ctx sdk.Context, acc auth.Account, sig auth.StdSignature, signBytes []byte, sim bool,
-) (updatedAcc auth.Account, res sdk.Result) {
-
-	pubKey, res := auth.ProcessPubKey(acc, sig, sim)
-	if !res.IsOK() {
-		return nil, res
-	}
-
-	err := acc.SetPubKey(pubKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, sdk.ErrInternal("failed to set PubKey on signer account").Result()
-	}
-
-	consumeSigGas(ctx.GasMeter(), pubKey)
-	if !sim && !pubKey.VerifyBytes(signBytes, sig.Signature) {
-		return nil, sdk.ErrUnauthorized("signature verification failed").Result()
-	}
-
-	err = acc.SetSequence(acc.GetSequence() + 1)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, sdk.ErrInternal("failed to set account nonce").Result()
-	}
-
-	return acc, res
-}
-
-func consumeSigGas(meter sdk.GasMeter, pubkey tmcrypto.PubKey) {
+func consumeSigGas(
+	meter sdk.GasMeter, sig []byte, pubkey tmcrypto.PubKey, params types.Params,
+) error {
 	switch pubkey.(type) {
 	case crypto.PubKeySecp256k1:
 		meter.ConsumeGas(secp256k1VerifyCost, "ante verify: secp256k1")
-	// TODO: Remove allowing tm Pub key to sign transactions (if intended in final release)
-	// or until genesis utils are built into the evm or as their own module
+		return nil
 	case tmcrypto.PubKey:
 		meter.ConsumeGas(secp256k1VerifyCost, "ante verify: tendermint secp256k1")
+		return nil
 	default:
-		panic("Unrecognized signature type")
+		return sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidPubKey, "unrecognized public key type: %T", pubkey)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -193,7 +90,7 @@ func consumeSigGas(meter sdk.GasMeter, pubkey tmcrypto.PubKey) {
 func ethAnteHandler(
 	ctx sdk.Context, ak auth.AccountKeeper, sk types.SupplyKeeper,
 	ethTxMsg *evmtypes.EthereumTxMsg, sim bool,
-) (newCtx sdk.Context, res sdk.Result, abort bool) {
+) (newCtx sdk.Context, err error) {
 
 	var senderAddr sdk.AccAddress
 
@@ -203,18 +100,18 @@ func ethAnteHandler(
 	if ctx.IsCheckTx() {
 		// Only perform pre-message (Ethereum transaction) execution validation
 		// during CheckTx. Otherwise, during DeliverTx the EVM will handle them.
-		if senderAddr, res = validateEthTxCheckTx(ctx, ak, ethTxMsg); !res.IsOK() {
-			return ctx, res, true
+		if senderAddr, err = validateEthTxCheckTx(ctx, ak, ethTxMsg); err != nil {
+			return ctx, err
 		}
 	} else {
 		// This is still currently needed to retrieve the sender address
-		if senderAddr, res = validateSignature(ctx, ethTxMsg); !res.IsOK() {
-			return ctx, res, true
+		if senderAddr, err = validateSignature(ctx, ethTxMsg); err != nil {
+			return ctx, err
 		}
 
 		// Explicit nonce check is also needed in case of multiple txs with same nonce not being handled
-		if res := checkNonce(ctx, ak, ethTxMsg, senderAddr); !res.IsOK() {
-			return ctx, res, true
+		if err := checkNonce(ctx, ak, ethTxMsg, senderAddr); err != nil {
+			return ctx, err
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -224,10 +121,7 @@ func ethAnteHandler(
 			switch rType := r.(type) {
 			case sdk.ErrorOutOfGas:
 				log := fmt.Sprintf("out of gas in location: %v", rType.Descriptor)
-				res = sdk.ErrOutOfGas(log).Result()
-				res.GasWanted = ethTxMsg.Data.GasLimit
-				res.GasUsed = ctx.GasMeter().GasConsumed()
-				abort = true
+				err = sdk.ErrOutOfGas(log)
 			default:
 				panic(r)
 			}
@@ -235,9 +129,9 @@ func ethAnteHandler(
 	}()
 
 	// Fetch sender account from signature
-	senderAcc, res := auth.GetSignerAcc(ctx, ak, senderAddr)
-	if !res.IsOK() {
-		return ctx, res, true
+	senderAcc, err := auth.GetSignerAcc(ctx, ak, senderAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ctx, err
 	}
 
 	// Charge sender for gas up to limit
@@ -245,12 +139,12 @@ func ethAnteHandler(
 		// Cost calculates the fees paid to validators based on gas limit and price
 		cost := new(big.Int).Mul(ethTxMsg.Data.Price, new(big.Int).SetUint64(ethTxMsg.Data.GasLimit))
 
-		res = auth.DeductFees(sk, ctx, senderAcc, sdk.Coins{
+		err = auth.DeductFees(sk, ctx, senderAcc, sdk.Coins{
 			sdk.NewCoin(emint.DenomDefault, sdk.NewIntFromBigInt(cost)),
 		})
 
-		if !res.IsOK() {
-			return ctx, res, true
+		if err != nil {
+			return ctx, err
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -260,51 +154,51 @@ func ethAnteHandler(
 	gas, _ := ethcore.IntrinsicGas(ethTxMsg.Data.Payload, ethTxMsg.To() == nil, true)
 	newCtx.GasMeter().ConsumeGas(gas, "eth intrinsic gas")
 
-	return newCtx, sdk.Result{}, false
+	return newCtx, nil
 }
 
 func validateEthTxCheckTx(
 	ctx sdk.Context, ak auth.AccountKeeper, ethTxMsg *evmtypes.EthereumTxMsg,
-) (sdk.AccAddress, sdk.Result) {
+) (sdk.AccAddress, error) {
 	// Validate sufficient fees have been provided that meet a minimum threshold
 	// defined by the proposer (for mempool purposes during CheckTx).
-	if res := ensureSufficientMempoolFees(ctx, ethTxMsg); !res.IsOK() {
-		return nil, res
+	if err := ensureSufficientMempoolFees(ctx, ethTxMsg); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// validate enough intrinsic gas
-	if res := validateIntrinsicGas(ethTxMsg); !res.IsOK() {
-		return nil, res
+	if err := validateIntrinsicGas(ethTxMsg); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	signer, res := validateSignature(ctx, ethTxMsg)
-	if !res.IsOK() {
-		return nil, res
+	signer, err := validateSignature(ctx, ethTxMsg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// validate account (nonce and balance checks)
-	if res := validateAccount(ctx, ak, ethTxMsg, signer); !res.IsOK() {
-		return nil, res
+	if err := validateAccount(ctx, ak, ethTxMsg, signer); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return sdk.AccAddress(signer.Bytes()), sdk.Result{}
+	return sdk.AccAddress(signer.Bytes()), nil
 }
 
 // Validates signature and returns sender address
-func validateSignature(ctx sdk.Context, ethTxMsg *evmtypes.EthereumTxMsg) (sdk.AccAddress, sdk.Result) {
+func validateSignature(ctx sdk.Context, ethTxMsg *evmtypes.EthereumTxMsg) (sdk.AccAddress, error) {
 	// parse the chainID from a string to a base-10 integer
 	chainID, ok := new(big.Int).SetString(ctx.ChainID(), 10)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, emint.ErrInvalidChainID(fmt.Sprintf("invalid chainID: %s", ctx.ChainID())).Result()
+		return nil, emint.ErrInvalidChainID(fmt.Sprintf("invalid chainID: %s", ctx.ChainID()))
 	}
 
 	// validate sender/signature
 	signer, err := ethTxMsg.VerifySig(chainID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, sdk.ErrUnauthorized(fmt.Sprintf("signature verification failed: %s", err)).Result()
+		return nil, sdk.ErrUnauthorized(fmt.Sprintf("signature verification failed: %s", err))
 	}
 
-	return sdk.AccAddress(signer.Bytes()), sdk.Result{}
+	return sdk.AccAddress(signer.Bytes()), nil
 }
 
 // validateIntrinsicGas validates that the Ethereum tx message has enough to
@@ -312,26 +206,26 @@ func validateSignature(ctx sdk.Context, ethTxMsg *evmtypes.EthereumTxMsg) (sdk.A
 // that the transaction uses before the transaction is executed. The gas is a
 // constant value of 21000 plus any cost inccured by additional bytes of data
 // supplied with the transaction.
-func validateIntrinsicGas(ethTxMsg *evmtypes.EthereumTxMsg) sdk.Result {
+func validateIntrinsicGas(ethTxMsg *evmtypes.EthereumTxMsg) error {
 	gas, err := ethcore.IntrinsicGas(ethTxMsg.Data.Payload, ethTxMsg.To() == nil, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		return sdk.ErrInternal(fmt.Sprintf("failed to compute intrinsic gas cost: %s", err)).Result()
+		return sdk.ErrInternal(fmt.Sprintf("failed to compute intrinsic gas cost: %s", err))
 	}
 
 	if ethTxMsg.Data.GasLimit < gas {
 		return sdk.ErrInternal(
 			fmt.Sprintf("intrinsic gas too low; %d < %d", ethTxMsg.Data.GasLimit, gas),
-		).Result()
+		)
 	}
 
-	return sdk.Result{}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // validateAccount validates the account nonce and that the account has enough
 // funds to cover the tx cost.
 func validateAccount(
 	ctx sdk.Context, ak auth.AccountKeeper, ethTxMsg *evmtypes.EthereumTxMsg, signer sdk.AccAddress,
-) sdk.Result {
+) error {
 
 	acc := ak.GetAccount(ctx, signer)
 
@@ -340,12 +234,12 @@ func validateAccount(
 		return sdk.ErrInternal(
 			fmt.Sprintf(
 				"invalid account number for height zero; got %d, expected 0", acc.GetAccountNumber(),
-			)).Result()
+			))
 	}
 
 	// Validate nonce is correct
-	if res := checkNonce(ctx, ak, ethTxMsg, signer); !res.IsOK() {
-		return res
+	if err := checkNonce(ctx, ak, ethTxMsg, signer); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// validate sender has enough funds
@@ -353,25 +247,25 @@ func validateAccount(
 	if balance.BigInt().Cmp(ethTxMsg.Cost()) < 0 {
 		return sdk.ErrInsufficientFunds(
 			fmt.Sprintf("insufficient funds: %s < %s", balance, ethTxMsg.Cost()),
-		).Result()
+		)
 	}
 
-	return sdk.Result{}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func checkNonce(
 	ctx sdk.Context, ak auth.AccountKeeper, ethTxMsg *evmtypes.EthereumTxMsg, signer sdk.AccAddress,
-) sdk.Result {
+) error {
 	acc := ak.GetAccount(ctx, signer)
 	// Validate the transaction nonce is valid (equivalent to the sender account’s
 	// current nonce).
 	seq := acc.GetSequence()
 	if ethTxMsg.Data.AccountNonce != seq {
 		return sdk.ErrInvalidSequence(
-			fmt.Sprintf("invalid nonce; got %d, expected %d", ethTxMsg.Data.AccountNonce, seq)).Result()
+			fmt.Sprintf("invalid nonce; got %d, expected %d", ethTxMsg.Data.AccountNonce, seq))
 	}
 
-	return sdk.Result{}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // ensureSufficientMempoolFees verifies that enough fees have been provided by the
@@ -379,7 +273,7 @@ func checkNonce(
 // proposer.
 //
 // NOTE: This should only be ran during a CheckTx mode.
-func ensureSufficientMempoolFees(ctx sdk.Context, ethTxMsg *evmtypes.EthereumTxMsg) sdk.Result {
+func ensureSufficientMempoolFees(ctx sdk.Context, ethTxMsg *evmtypes.EthereumTxMsg) error {
 	// fee = GP * GL
 	fee := sdk.NewDecCoinFromCoin(sdk.NewInt64Coin(emint.DenomDefault, ethTxMsg.Fee().Int64()))
 
@@ -396,8 +290,8 @@ func ensureSufficientMempoolFees(ctx sdk.Context, ethTxMsg *evmtypes.EthereumTxM
 		// reject the transaction that does not meet the minimum fee
 		return sdk.ErrInsufficientFee(
 			fmt.Sprintf("insufficient fee, got: %q required: %q", fee, ctx.MinGasPrices()),
-		).Result()
+		)
 	}
 
-	return sdk.Result{}
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/app/ante_test.go b/app/ante_test.go
index 41e2d8ff..c01e89f5 100644
--- a/app/ante_test.go
+++ b/app/ante_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package app
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -18,11 +17,8 @@ import (
 func requireValidTx(
 	t *testing.T, anteHandler sdk.AnteHandler, ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, sim bool,
 ) {
-
-	_, result, abort := anteHandler(ctx, tx, sim)
-	require.Equal(t, sdk.CodeOK, result.Code, result.Log)
-	require.False(t, abort)
-	require.True(t, result.IsOK())
+	_, err := anteHandler(ctx, tx, sim)
+	require.True(t, err == nil)
 }
 
 func requireInvalidTx(
@@ -30,20 +26,13 @@ func requireInvalidTx(
 	tx sdk.Tx, sim bool, code sdk.CodeType,
 ) {
 
-	newCtx, result, abort := anteHandler(ctx, tx, sim)
-	require.True(t, abort)
-	require.Equal(t, code, result.Code, fmt.Sprintf("invalid result: %v", result))
+	_, err := anteHandler(ctx, tx, sim)
+	// require.Equal(t, code, err, fmt.Sprintf("invalid result: %v", err))
+	require.Error(t, err)
 
 	if code == sdk.CodeOutOfGas {
-		stdTx, ok := tx.(auth.StdTx)
+		_, ok := tx.(auth.StdTx)
 		require.True(t, ok, "tx must be in form auth.StdTx")
-
-		// require GasWanted is set correctly
-		require.Equal(t, stdTx.Fee.Gas, result.GasWanted, "'GasWanted' wanted not set correctly")
-		require.True(t, result.GasUsed > result.GasWanted, "'GasUsed' not greater than GasWanted")
-
-		// require that context is set correctly
-		require.Equal(t, result.GasUsed, newCtx.GasMeter().GasConsumed(), "Context not updated correctly")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -101,13 +90,8 @@ func TestValidTx(t *testing.T) {
 	accSeqs := []uint64{acc1.GetSequence(), acc2.GetSequence()}
 
 	tx := newTestSDKTx(input.ctx, msgs, privKeys, accNums, accSeqs, fee)
-	requireValidTx(t, input.anteHandler, input.ctx, tx, false)
 
-	// require accounts to update
-	acc1 = input.accKeeper.GetAccount(input.ctx, addr1)
-	acc2 = input.accKeeper.GetAccount(input.ctx, addr2)
-	require.Equal(t, accSeqs[0]+1, acc1.GetSequence())
-	require.Equal(t, accSeqs[1]+1, acc2.GetSequence())
+	requireValidTx(t, input.anteHandler, input.ctx, tx, false)
 }
 
 func TestSDKInvalidSigs(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/app/ethermint.go b/app/ethermint.go
index 03763f54..f66e2f54 100644
--- a/app/ethermint.go
+++ b/app/ethermint.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/crisis"
 	distr "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genaccounts"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/mint"
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ var (
 	// non-dependant module elements, such as codec registration
 	// and genesis verification.
 	ModuleBasics = module.NewBasicManager(
-		genaccounts.AppModuleBasic{},
 		genutil.AppModuleBasic{},
 		auth.AppModuleBasic{},
 		bank.AppModuleBasic{},
@@ -151,14 +149,14 @@ func NewEthermintApp(
 	mintSubspace := app.paramsKeeper.Subspace(mint.DefaultParamspace)
 	distrSubspace := app.paramsKeeper.Subspace(distr.DefaultParamspace)
 	slashingSubspace := app.paramsKeeper.Subspace(slashing.DefaultParamspace)
-	govSubspace := app.paramsKeeper.Subspace(gov.DefaultParamspace)
+	govSubspace := app.paramsKeeper.Subspace(gov.DefaultParamspace).WithKeyTable(gov.ParamKeyTable())
 	crisisSubspace := app.paramsKeeper.Subspace(crisis.DefaultParamspace)
 
 	// add keepers
 	app.accountKeeper = auth.NewAccountKeeper(app.cdc, keys[auth.StoreKey], authSubspace, eminttypes.ProtoBaseAccount)
 	app.bankKeeper = bank.NewBaseKeeper(app.accountKeeper, bankSubspace, bank.DefaultCodespace, app.ModuleAccountAddrs())
 	app.supplyKeeper = supply.NewKeeper(app.cdc, keys[supply.StoreKey], app.accountKeeper, app.bankKeeper, maccPerms)
-	stakingKeeper := staking.NewKeeper(app.cdc, keys[staking.StoreKey], tkeys[staking.TStoreKey],
+	stakingKeeper := staking.NewKeeper(app.cdc, keys[staking.StoreKey],
 		app.supplyKeeper, stakingSubspace, staking.DefaultCodespace)
 	app.mintKeeper = mint.NewKeeper(app.cdc, keys[mint.StoreKey], mintSubspace, &stakingKeeper, app.supplyKeeper, auth.FeeCollectorName)
 	app.distrKeeper = distr.NewKeeper(app.cdc, keys[distr.StoreKey], distrSubspace, &stakingKeeper,
@@ -173,7 +171,7 @@ func NewEthermintApp(
 	govRouter.AddRoute(gov.RouterKey, gov.ProposalHandler).
 		AddRoute(params.RouterKey, params.NewParamChangeProposalHandler(app.paramsKeeper)).
 		AddRoute(distr.RouterKey, distr.NewCommunityPoolSpendProposalHandler(app.distrKeeper))
-	app.govKeeper = gov.NewKeeper(app.cdc, keys[gov.StoreKey], app.paramsKeeper, govSubspace,
+	app.govKeeper = gov.NewKeeper(app.cdc, keys[gov.StoreKey], govSubspace,
 		app.supplyKeeper, &stakingKeeper, gov.DefaultCodespace, govRouter)
 
 	// register the staking hooks
@@ -183,7 +181,6 @@ func NewEthermintApp(
 	)
 
 	app.mm = module.NewManager(
-		genaccounts.NewAppModule(app.accountKeeper),
 		genutil.NewAppModule(app.accountKeeper, app.stakingKeeper, app.BaseApp.DeliverTx),
 		auth.NewAppModule(app.accountKeeper),
 		bank.NewAppModule(app.bankKeeper, app.accountKeeper),
@@ -193,7 +190,7 @@ func NewEthermintApp(
 		gov.NewAppModule(app.govKeeper, app.supplyKeeper),
 		mint.NewAppModule(app.mintKeeper),
 		slashing.NewAppModule(app.slashingKeeper, app.stakingKeeper),
-		staking.NewAppModule(app.stakingKeeper, app.distrKeeper, app.accountKeeper, app.supplyKeeper),
+		staking.NewAppModule(app.stakingKeeper, app.accountKeeper, app.supplyKeeper),
 		evm.NewAppModule(app.evmKeeper),
 	)
 
@@ -207,7 +204,7 @@ func NewEthermintApp(
 	// NOTE: The genutils module must occur after staking so that pools are
 	// properly initialized with tokens from genesis accounts.
 	app.mm.SetOrderInitGenesis(
-		genaccounts.ModuleName, distr.ModuleName, staking.ModuleName,
+		distr.ModuleName, staking.ModuleName,
 		auth.ModuleName, bank.ModuleName, slashing.ModuleName, gov.ModuleName,
 		mint.ModuleName, supply.ModuleName, crisis.ModuleName, genutil.ModuleName, evmtypes.ModuleName,
 	)
diff --git a/app/test_utils.go b/app/test_utils.go
index 89726d68..f114cf29 100644
--- a/app/test_utils.go
+++ b/app/test_utils.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/mock"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/crypto"
@@ -56,11 +57,6 @@ func newTestSetup() testSetup {
 	paramsKeeper := params.NewKeeper(cdc, keyParams, tkeyParams, params.DefaultCodespace)
 	authSubspace := paramsKeeper.Subspace(auth.DefaultParamspace)
 
-	// Add keepers
-	accKeeper := auth.NewAccountKeeper(cdc, authCapKey, authSubspace, auth.ProtoBaseAccount)
-	supplyKeeper := auth.NewDummySupplyKeeper(accKeeper)
-	anteHandler := NewAnteHandler(accKeeper, supplyKeeper)
-
 	ctx := sdk.NewContext(
 		ms,
 		abci.Header{ChainID: "3", Time: time.Now().UTC()},
@@ -68,6 +64,12 @@ func newTestSetup() testSetup {
 		log.NewNopLogger(),
 	)
 
+	// Add keepers
+	accKeeper := auth.NewAccountKeeper(cdc, authCapKey, authSubspace, auth.ProtoBaseAccount)
+	accKeeper.SetParams(ctx, types.DefaultParams())
+	supplyKeeper := mock.NewDummySupplyKeeper(accKeeper)
+	anteHandler := NewAnteHandler(accKeeper, supplyKeeper)
+
 	return testSetup{
 		ctx:          ctx,
 		cdc:          cdc,
diff --git a/cmd/emintd/genaccounts.go b/cmd/emintd/genaccounts.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7ae1c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/emintd/genaccounts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/cli"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
+	authexported "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/exported"
+	authvesting "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/vesting"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil"
+	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/keys"
+
+	ethermint "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/types"
+)
+
+const (
+	flagClientHome   = "home-client"
+	flagVestingStart = "vesting-start-time"
+	flagVestingEnd   = "vesting-end-time"
+	flagVestingAmt   = "vesting-amount"
+)
+
+// AddGenesisAccountCmd returns add-genesis-account cobra Command.
+func AddGenesisAccountCmd(
+	ctx *server.Context, cdc *codec.Codec, defaultNodeHome, defaultClientHome string,
+) *cobra.Command {
+
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "add-genesis-account [address_or_key_name] [coin][,[coin]]",
+		Short: "Add a genesis account to genesis.json",
+		Long: `Add a genesis account to genesis.json. The provided account must specify
+the account address or key name and a list of initial coins. If a key name is given,
+the address will be looked up in the local Keybase. The list of initial tokens must
+contain valid denominations. Accounts may optionally be supplied with vesting parameters.
+`,
+		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(2),
+		RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			config := ctx.Config
+			config.SetRoot(viper.GetString(cli.HomeFlag))
+
+			addr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(args[0])
+			if err != nil {
+				// attempt to lookup address from Keybase if no address was provided
+				kb, err := keys.NewKeyBaseFromDir(viper.GetString(flagClientHome))
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				info, err := kb.Get(args[0])
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to get address from Keybase: %w", err)
+				}
+
+				addr = info.GetAddress()
+			}
+
+			coins, err := sdk.ParseCoins(args[1])
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse coins: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			vestingStart := viper.GetInt64(flagVestingStart)
+			vestingEnd := viper.GetInt64(flagVestingEnd)
+			vestingAmt, err := sdk.ParseCoins(viper.GetString(flagVestingAmt))
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse vesting amount: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			// create concrete account type based on input parameters
+			var genAccount authexported.GenesisAccount
+
+			baseAcc := auth.NewBaseAccount(addr, coins.Sort(), nil, 0, 0)
+			if !vestingAmt.IsZero() {
+				baseVestingAccount, err := authvesting.NewBaseVestingAccount(baseAcc, vestingAmt.Sort(), vestingEnd)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to create base vesting account: %w", err)
+				}
+
+				switch {
+				case vestingStart != 0 && vestingEnd != 0:
+					genAccount = authvesting.NewContinuousVestingAccountRaw(baseVestingAccount, vestingStart)
+
+				case vestingEnd != 0:
+					genAccount = authvesting.NewDelayedVestingAccountRaw(baseVestingAccount)
+
+				default:
+					return errors.New("invalid vesting parameters; must supply start and end time or end time")
+				}
+			} else {
+				// Genesis account is created with Ethermint account type
+				genAccount = &ethermint.Account{BaseAccount: baseAcc}
+			}
+
+			if err := genAccount.Validate(); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate new genesis account: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			genFile := config.GenesisFile()
+			appState, genDoc, err := genutil.GenesisStateFromGenFile(cdc, genFile)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal genesis state: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			authGenState := auth.GetGenesisStateFromAppState(cdc, appState)
+
+			if authGenState.Accounts.Contains(addr) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cannot add account at existing address %s", addr)
+			}
+
+			// Add the new account to the set of genesis accounts and sanitize the
+			// accounts afterwards.
+			authGenState.Accounts = append(authGenState.Accounts, genAccount)
+			authGenState.Accounts = auth.SanitizeGenesisAccounts(authGenState.Accounts)
+
+			authGenStateBz, err := cdc.MarshalJSON(authGenState)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal auth genesis state: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			appState[auth.ModuleName] = authGenStateBz
+
+			appStateJSON, err := cdc.MarshalJSON(appState)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal application genesis state: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			genDoc.AppState = appStateJSON
+			return genutil.ExportGenesisFile(genDoc, genFile)
+		},
+	}
+
+	cmd.Flags().String(cli.HomeFlag, defaultNodeHome, "node's home directory")
+	cmd.Flags().String(flagClientHome, defaultClientHome, "client's home directory")
+	cmd.Flags().String(flagVestingAmt, "", "amount of coins for vesting accounts")
+	cmd.Flags().Uint64(flagVestingStart, 0, "schedule start time (unix epoch) for vesting accounts")
+	cmd.Flags().Uint64(flagVestingEnd, 0, "schedule end time (unix epoch) for vesting accounts")
+
+	return cmd
+}
diff --git a/cmd/emintd/main.go b/cmd/emintd/main.go
index bd2b4036..55dbd427 100644
--- a/cmd/emintd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/emintd/main.go
@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genaccounts"
-	genaccscli "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genaccounts/client/cli"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
+	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
+	genutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil"
 	genutilcli "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/genutil/client/cli"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
+	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/app"
 	emintapp "github.com/cosmos/ethermint/app"
 
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
@@ -33,6 +35,9 @@ func main() {
 
 	cdc := emintapp.MakeCodec()
 
+	genutil.ModuleCdc = cdc
+	authtypes.ModuleCdc = cdc
+
 	config := sdk.GetConfig()
 	// TODO: Remove or change prefix if usable to generate Ethereum address
 	config.SetBech32PrefixForAccount(sdk.Bech32PrefixAccAddr, sdk.Bech32PrefixAccPub)
@@ -50,12 +55,14 @@ func main() {
 	// CLI commands to initialize the chain
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(
 		withChainIDValidation(genutilcli.InitCmd(ctx, cdc, emintapp.ModuleBasics, emintapp.DefaultNodeHome)),
-		genutilcli.CollectGenTxsCmd(ctx, cdc, genaccounts.AppModuleBasic{}, emintapp.DefaultNodeHome),
-		genutilcli.GenTxCmd(ctx, cdc, emintapp.ModuleBasics, staking.AppModuleBasic{}, genaccounts.AppModuleBasic{}, emintapp.DefaultNodeHome, emintapp.DefaultCLIHome),
+		genutilcli.CollectGenTxsCmd(ctx, cdc, auth.GenesisAccountIterator{}, emintapp.DefaultNodeHome),
+		genutilcli.GenTxCmd(
+			ctx, cdc, emintapp.ModuleBasics, staking.AppModuleBasic{}, auth.GenesisAccountIterator{}, emintapp.DefaultNodeHome, emintapp.DefaultCLIHome,
+		),
 		genutilcli.ValidateGenesisCmd(ctx, cdc, emintapp.ModuleBasics),
 
 		// AddGenesisAccountCmd allows users to add accounts to the genesis file
-		genaccscli.AddGenesisAccountCmd(ctx, cdc, emintapp.DefaultNodeHome, emintapp.DefaultCLIHome),
+		AddGenesisAccountCmd(ctx, cdc, app.DefaultNodeHome, app.DefaultCLIHome),
 	)
 
 	// Tendermint node base commands
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7c2af7d3..666a5f42 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aristanetworks/goarista v0.0.0-20181101003910-5bb443fba8e0 // indirect
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.0.0-20190629003639-c26ffa870fd8 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/cp v1.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.37.3
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.34.4-0.20191031200835-02c6c9fafd58
 	github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v0.0.0-20180819234021-555e2067c45d
 	github.com/deckarep/golang-set v1.7.1 // indirect
 	github.com/edsrzf/mmap-go v0.0.0-20170320065105-0bce6a688712 // indirect
@@ -15,40 +15,34 @@ require (
 	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.9.0
 	github.com/fjl/memsize v0.0.0-20190710130421-bcb5799ab5e5 // indirect
 	github.com/gballet/go-libpcsclite v0.0.0-20190607065134-2772fd86a8ff // indirect
-	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.7.0
-	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.7.3
 	github.com/huin/goupnp v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jackpal/go-nat-pmp v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/karalabe/usb v0.0.0-20190703133951-9be757f914c0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.4 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.10 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.10.1 // indirect
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pborman/uuid v0.0.0-20180906182336-adf5a7427709 // indirect
-	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/tsdb v0.9.1 // indirect
-	github.com/rakyll/statik v0.1.6 // indirect
 	github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics v0.0.0-20190706150252-9beb055b7962 // indirect
 	github.com/rjeczalik/notify v0.9.2 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.5
-	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.4.0
 	github.com/status-im/keycard-go v0.0.0-20190424133014-d95853db0f48 // indirect
 	github.com/steakknife/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20180922174646-6819c0d2a570 // indirect
 	github.com/steakknife/hamming v0.0.0-20180906055917-c99c65617cd3 // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0
-	github.com/tendermint/crypto v0.0.0-20180820045704-3764759f34a5
-	github.com/tendermint/go-amino v0.15.0
-	github.com/tendermint/tendermint v0.32.6
+	github.com/tendermint/crypto v0.0.0-20191022145703-50d29ede1e15
+	github.com/tendermint/go-amino v0.15.1
+	github.com/tendermint/tendermint v0.32.7
 	github.com/tendermint/tm-db v0.2.0
 	github.com/tyler-smith/go-bip39 v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/wsddn/go-ecdh v0.0.0-20161211032359-48726bab9208 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9376cb40..64445c20 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 cloud.google.com/go v0.26.0/go.mod h1:aQUYkXzVsufM+DwF1aE+0xfcU+56JwCaLick0ClmMTw=
+github.com/99designs/keyring v1.1.3 h1:mEV3iyZWjkxQ7R8ia8GcG97vCX5zQQ7n4o8R2BylwQY=
+github.com/99designs/keyring v1.1.3/go.mod h1:657DQuMrBZRtuL/voxVyiyb6zpMehlm5vLB9Qwrv904=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1 h1:WXkYYl6Yr3qBf1K79EBnL4mak0OimBfB0XUf9Vl28OQ=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
 github.com/OneOfOne/xxhash v1.2.2/go.mod h1:HSdplMjZKSmBqAxg5vPj2TmRDmfkzw+cTzAElWljhcU=
@@ -46,17 +48,19 @@ github.com/coreos/go-etcd v2.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:Jez6KQU2B/sWsbdaef3ED8Nz
 github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.2.0/go.mod h1:nnelYz7RCh+5ahJtPPxZlU+153eP4D4r3EedlOD2RNk=
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd v0.0.0-20190321100706-95778dfbb74e/go.mod h1:F5haX7vjVVG0kc13fIWeqUViNPyEJxv/OmvnBo0Yme4=
 github.com/coreos/pkg v0.0.0-20180928190104-399ea9e2e55f/go.mod h1:E3G3o1h8I7cfcXa63jLwjI0eiQQMgzzUDFVpN/nH/eA=
-github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.37.3 h1:v4IQIPq3zFB95ibAS7zqsnkZ/8SE3er16Og45EGHggo=
-github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.37.3/go.mod h1:dAwYeOJ5ybRZg/OdRfiDy8q/cZq/GXQp9ZHAtz0E74I=
+github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.34.4-0.20191031200835-02c6c9fafd58 h1:B3fXc6Y9ztj9glE2ANU0+NQJ0M1BXaG5LpnyKFwHW4M=
+github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.34.4-0.20191031200835-02c6c9fafd58/go.mod h1:PuN72vbZxlorpnHmoIl6RjzVMXEOMejmwORJlZ74K7Q=
 github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v0.0.0-20180618194314-52158e4697b8 h1:Iwin12wRQtyZhH6FV3ykFcdGNlYEzoeR0jN8Vn+JWsI=
 github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v0.0.0-20180618194314-52158e4697b8/go.mod h1:tSxLoYXyBmiFeKpvmq4dzayMdCjCnu8uqmCysIGBT2Y=
 github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v0.0.0-20180819234021-555e2067c45d h1:49RLWk1j44Xu4fjHb6JFYmeUnDORVwHNkDxaQ0ctCVU=
 github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v0.0.0-20180819234021-555e2067c45d/go.mod h1:tSxLoYXyBmiFeKpvmq4dzayMdCjCnu8uqmCysIGBT2Y=
-github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.10.3 h1:Qhi5yTR5Pg1CaTpd00pxlGwNl4sFRdtK1J96OTjeFFc=
-github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.10.3/go.mod h1:J8//BsAGTo3OC/vDLjMRFLW6q0WAaXvHnVc7ZmE8iUY=
+github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.11.1 h1:9JIYsGnXP613pb2vPjFeMMjBI5lEDsEaF6oYorTy6J4=
+github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.11.1/go.mod h1:J8//BsAGTo3OC/vDLjMRFLW6q0WAaXvHnVc7ZmE8iUY=
 github.com/cosmos/ledger-go v0.9.2 h1:Nnao/dLwaVTk1Q5U9THldpUMMXU94BOTWPddSmVB6pI=
 github.com/cosmos/ledger-go v0.9.2/go.mod h1:oZJ2hHAZROdlHiwTg4t7kP+GKIIkBT+o6c9QWFanOyI=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man v1.0.10/go.mod h1:SmD6nW6nTyfqj6ABTjUi3V3JVMnlJmwcJI5acqYI6dE=
+github.com/danieljoos/wincred v1.0.2 h1:zf4bhty2iLuwgjgpraD2E9UbvO+fe54XXGJbOwe23fU=
+github.com/danieljoos/wincred v1.0.2/go.mod h1:SnuYRW9lp1oJrZX/dXJqr0cPK5gYXqx3EJbmjhLdK9U=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v0.0.0-20171005155431-ecdeabc65495/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
@@ -65,6 +69,8 @@ github.com/deckarep/golang-set v1.7.1 h1:SCQV0S6gTtp6itiFrTqI+pfmJ4LN85S1YzhDf9r
 github.com/deckarep/golang-set v1.7.1/go.mod h1:93vsz/8Wt4joVM7c2AVqh+YRMiUSc14yDtF28KmMOgQ=
 github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go v3.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:E3ru+11k8xSBh+hMPgOLZmtrrCbhqsmaPHjLKYnJCaQ=
 github.com/dgryski/go-sip13 v0.0.0-20181026042036-e10d5fee7954/go.mod h1:vAd38F8PWV+bWy6jNmig1y/TA+kYO4g3RSRF0IAv0no=
+github.com/dvsekhvalnov/jose2go v0.0.0-20180829124132-7f401d37b68a h1:mq+R6XEM6lJX5VlLyZIrUSP8tSuJp82xTK89hvBwJbU=
+github.com/dvsekhvalnov/jose2go v0.0.0-20180829124132-7f401d37b68a/go.mod h1:7BvyPhdbLxMXIYTFPLsyJRFMsKmOZnQmzh6Gb+uquuM=
 github.com/edsrzf/mmap-go v0.0.0-20170320065105-0bce6a688712 h1:aaQcKT9WumO6JEJcRyTqFVq4XUZiUcKR2/GI31TOcz8=
 github.com/edsrzf/mmap-go v0.0.0-20170320065105-0bce6a688712/go.mod h1:YO35OhQPt3KJa3ryjFM5Bs14WD66h8eGKpfaBNrHW5M=
 github.com/elastic/gosigar v0.10.3 h1:xA7TJmJgaVgqEnQpYAijMI4J9V1ZM2a9z8+5gAc5FMs=
@@ -103,6 +109,8 @@ github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.4.0 h1:MP4Eh7ZCb31lleYCFuwm0oe4/YGak+5l1vA2NOE80n
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@@ -360,6 +372,7 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20181203042331-505ab145d0a9/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnf
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@@ -399,6 +412,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20181116152217-5ac8a444bdc5/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5h
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diff --git a/types/account.go b/types/account.go
index 8e8ed140..f265e3e7 100644
--- a/types/account.go
+++ b/types/account.go
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import (
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/exported"
 
 	ethcmn "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 )
 
-var _ auth.Account = (*Account)(nil)
+var _ exported.Account = (*Account)(nil)
+var _ exported.GenesisAccount = (*Account)(nil)
 
 const (
 	// DenomDefault defines the single coin type/denomination supported in
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ type Account struct {
 
 // ProtoBaseAccount defines the prototype function for BaseAccount used for an
 // account mapper.
-func ProtoBaseAccount() auth.Account {
+func ProtoBaseAccount() exported.Account {
 	return &Account{BaseAccount: &auth.BaseAccount{}}
 }
 
diff --git a/x/evm/types/state_object.go b/x/evm/types/state_object.go
index fb198cb0..5130fe30 100644
--- a/x/evm/types/state_object.go
+++ b/x/evm/types/state_object.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
-	auth "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
+	authexported "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/exported"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/ethermint/types"
 	ethcmn "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -77,15 +77,10 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
-func newObject(db *CommitStateDB, accProto auth.Account) *stateObject {
+func newObject(db *CommitStateDB, accProto authexported.Account) *stateObject {
 	acc, ok := accProto.(*types.Account)
 	if !ok {
-		// State object can be created from a baseAccount
-		baseAccount, ok := accProto.(*auth.BaseAccount)
-		if !ok {
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid account type for state object: %T", accProto))
-		}
-		acc = &types.Account{BaseAccount: baseAccount}
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid account type for state object: %T", accProto))
 	}
 
 	if acc.CodeHash == nil {