diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e9ab013..5219f2c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # IDEs
 .idea
-.vscode
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+.vscode
+.venv
+.env
+# directory to store local development files
+gitignore
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diff --git a/configs/network/staging/README.md b/configs/network/staging/README.md
index dc9de37..f94e64f 100644
--- a/configs/network/staging/README.md
+++ b/configs/network/staging/README.md
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ The `node_pubkey` in the `network-nodes.csv` file is represented in raw hexadeci
 
 For information on transforming these public keys to other formats used in node configurations, please refer to the CometBFT documentation on public key cryptography:
 
-https://docs.cometbft.com/v0.38/spec/core/encoding#public-key-cryptography
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+https://docs.cometbft.com/v0.38/spec/core/encoding#public-key-cryptography
diff --git a/configs/network/staging/genesis.json b/configs/network/staging/genesis.json
index 9467c9a..92ba116 100644
--- a/configs/network/staging/genesis.json
+++ b/configs/network/staging/genesis.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "genesis_time": "2024-08-08T15:24:23.773191969Z",
-  "chain_id": "tsn-staging",
-  "initial_height": 0,
-  "app_hash": null,
+  "genesis_time": "2024-11-21T17:42:48.884377433Z",
+  "chain_id": "truflation-staging-v2",
+  "initial_height": 1,
+  "app_hash": "/a3xy/EYe8BFuxJiabC7yOG4jphP6KOhr5tnF5ZGx4c=",
   "activations": null,
   "consensus_params": {
     "block": {
@@ -15,17 +15,15 @@
       "max_age_duration": 172800000000000,
       "max_bytes": 1048576
     },
-    "version": {
-      "app": 0
-    },
     "validator": {
       "pub_key_types": [
         "ed25519"
       ],
-      "join_expiry": 14400
+      "join_expiry": 100800
     },
     "votes": {
-      "vote_expiry": 28800
+      "vote_expiry": 100800,
+      "max_votes_per_tx": 100
     },
     "abci": {
       "vote_extensions_enable_height": 0
@@ -36,12 +34,77 @@
     {
       "pub_key": "4e0b5c952be7f26698dc1898ff3696ac30e990f25891aeaf88b0285eab4663e1",
       "power": 1,
-      "name": "tsn-node-1"
+      "name": "truflation-node-01"
     },
     {
       "pub_key": "0c830b69790eaa09315826403c2008edc65b5c7132be9d4b7b4da825c2a166ae",
       "power": 1,
-      "name": "tsn-node-2"
+      "name": "truflation-node-02"
+    },
+    {
+      "pub_key": "dc2240baa54023b06a3cfa95a5d0c8fccff6f5cd6b918e91bc9f4788cc3fc2cc",
+      "power": 1,
+      "name": "kwilteam0"
+    },
+    {
+      "pub_key": "efa792bf1c3d39820bd901a83756fa3a35942945c3d614a08017549792a842bb",
+      "power": 1,
+      "name": "Simply Staking"
+    },
+    {
+      "pub_key": "8f5b6ca7e5cf4c38373ababf6cea03383d610cf22e33283c55dce5a14dc80d0e",
+      "power": 1,
+      "name": "Allnodes.dev"
+    },
+    {
+      "pub_key": "f2a67c72c8c1ddd4a60541e725db9aaffbb567e328ea4e685ea67dc56fb3337b",
+      "power": 1,
+      "name": "Laguna-Node-01"
+    },
+    {
+      "pub_key": "b1e75c2305bc539b781950a8ef4218fb8830e47abc07ff1a4d2d870e809e1323",
+      "power": 1,
+      "name": "Knit-Node-01"
+    },
+    {
+      "pub_key": "faa49ddc6e145687e17dc51183c8cb4dfe7efc56ff17da8258135cf3a12a0945",
+      "power": 1,
+      "name": "Hydrox-Node-01"
+    },
+    {
+      "pub_key": "be177e0505be04b3d84980d36e717fa3c24878df5a242a136c3583d10cc83687",
+      "power": 1,
+      "name": "Trustednode-Node-01"
+    },
+    {
+      "pub_key": "59b398749cbeb982c565d7807ebd4b764e2042bc3d48cf9bf876a4333e2c404e",
+      "power": 1,
+      "name": "Link River"
+    },
+    {
+      "pub_key": "8096bc52f64624a8caef73d4817f1abff8832467075f5134ce28bec134567e4b",
+      "power": 1,
+      "name": "Linkpool"
+    },
+    {
+      "pub_key": "df817faabddf5ccdc883458c93d1b0fd3eaa4de3f6119c38ddc7b88ba0c83a04",
+      "power": 1,
+      "name": "TruLabs-Node-01"
+    },
+    {
+      "pub_key": "ebe48104aa52a2f4c361a3b1ae8ca46e5df957fa8c3492ffb1fd9653a7b26894",
+      "power": 1,
+      "name": "Stakin"
+    },
+    {
+      "pub_key": "f4e931c0029ad25486259a49d287d0dd4002c3f92f4961292e0321fc88080f12",
+      "power": 1,
+      "name": "Node Stake"
+    },
+    {
+      "pub_key": "eee4ec38245dc931e47c01e1b33c7a9d7beb8b7830be974c3a097ac0820a5923",
+      "power": 1,
+      "name": "Usher labs"
     }
   ]
 }
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diff --git a/configs/network/staging/old/old-genesis.json b/configs/network/staging/old/old-genesis.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9467c9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/network/staging/old/old-genesis.json
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+  "genesis_time": "2024-08-08T15:24:23.773191969Z",
+  "chain_id": "tsn-staging",
+  "initial_height": 0,
+  "app_hash": null,
+  "activations": null,
+  "consensus_params": {
+    "block": {
+      "max_bytes": 6291456,
+      "max_gas": -1,
+      "abci_max_bytes": false
+    },
+    "evidence": {
+      "max_age_num_blocks": 100000,
+      "max_age_duration": 172800000000000,
+      "max_bytes": 1048576
+    },
+    "version": {
+      "app": 0
+    },
+    "validator": {
+      "pub_key_types": [
+        "ed25519"
+      ],
+      "join_expiry": 14400
+    },
+    "votes": {
+      "vote_expiry": 28800
+    },
+    "abci": {
+      "vote_extensions_enable_height": 0
+    },
+    "without_gas_costs": true
+  },
+  "validators": [
+    {
+      "pub_key": "4e0b5c952be7f26698dc1898ff3696ac30e990f25891aeaf88b0285eab4663e1",
+      "power": 1,
+      "name": "tsn-node-1"
+    },
+    {
+      "pub_key": "0c830b69790eaa09315826403c2008edc65b5c7132be9d4b7b4da825c2a166ae",
+      "power": 1,
+      "name": "tsn-node-2"
+    }
+  ]
+}
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