diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index d5f0153c..70ee99f4 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -52,13 +52,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/std"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
+	sigtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx/signing"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/ante"
 	authcodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/codec"
 	authkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper"
 	authsims "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/simulation"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx"
 	authtx "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx"
+	txmodule "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx/config"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/vesting"
 	vestingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/vesting/types"
@@ -381,6 +384,21 @@ func NewApp(
 		logger,
 	)
 
+	// optional: enable sign mode textual by overwriting the default tx config (after setting the bank keeper)
+	enabledSignModes := append(tx.DefaultSignModes, sigtypes.SignMode_SIGN_MODE_TEXTUAL)
+	txConfigOpts := tx.ConfigOptions{
+		EnabledSignModes:           enabledSignModes,
+		TextualCoinMetadataQueryFn: txmodule.NewBankKeeperCoinMetadataQueryFn(app.BankKeeper),
+	}
+	txConfig, err = tx.NewTxConfigWithOptions(
+		appCodec,
+		txConfigOpts,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	app.txConfig = txConfig
+
 	app.StakingKeeper = stakingkeeper.NewKeeper(
 		appCodec,
 		runtime.NewKVStoreService(keys[stakingtypes.StoreKey]),
diff --git a/app/encoding.go b/app/encoding.go
index 6af75256..cff24f3c 100644
--- a/app/encoding.go
+++ b/app/encoding.go
@@ -4,12 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/std"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx"
 )
 
-var encodingConfig = initEncodingConfig()
-
 // EncodingConfig specifies the concrete encoding types to use for a given app.
 // This is provided for compatibility between protobuf and amino implementations.
 type EncodingConfig struct {
@@ -18,36 +14,3 @@ type EncodingConfig struct {
 	TxConfig          client.TxConfig
 	Amino             *codec.LegacyAmino
 }
-
-// GetEncodingConfig returns the EncodingConfig.
-func GetEncodingConfig() EncodingConfig {
-	return encodingConfig
-}
-
-// makeEncodingConfig creates an EncodingConfig for an amino based test configuration.
-func makeEncodingConfig() EncodingConfig {
-	amino := codec.NewLegacyAmino()
-	interfaceRegistry := types.NewInterfaceRegistry()
-	codec := codec.NewProtoCodec(interfaceRegistry)
-	txCfg := tx.NewTxConfig(codec, tx.DefaultSignModes)
-
-	return EncodingConfig{
-		InterfaceRegistry: interfaceRegistry,
-		Marshaler:         codec,
-		TxConfig:          txCfg,
-		Amino:             amino,
-	}
-}
-
-// initEncodingConfig initializes an EncodingConfig.
-func initEncodingConfig() EncodingConfig {
-	encodingConfig := makeEncodingConfig()
-
-	std.RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(encodingConfig.Amino)
-	std.RegisterInterfaces(encodingConfig.InterfaceRegistry)
-
-	// ModuleBasics.RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(encodingConfig.Amino)
-	ModuleBasics.RegisterInterfaces(encodingConfig.InterfaceRegistry)
-
-	return encodingConfig
-}
diff --git a/cmd/seda-chaind/cmd/root.go b/cmd/seda-chaind/cmd/root.go
index e132b721..ce7c95ee 100644
--- a/cmd/seda-chaind/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/seda-chaind/cmd/root.go
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ import (
 	simtestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/sims"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx/signing"
 	authcmd "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/client/cli"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx"
+	txmodule "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx/config"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 	banktypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/crisis"
@@ -105,6 +108,26 @@ func NewRootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
+			// This needs to go after ReadFromClientConfig, as that function
+			// sets the RPC client needed for SIGN_MODE_TEXTUAL. This sign mode
+			// is only available if the client is online.
+			if !initClientCtx.Offline {
+				enabledSignModes := append(tx.DefaultSignModes, signing.SignMode_SIGN_MODE_TEXTUAL)
+				txConfigOpts := tx.ConfigOptions{
+					EnabledSignModes:           enabledSignModes,
+					TextualCoinMetadataQueryFn: txmodule.NewGRPCCoinMetadataQueryFn(initClientCtx),
+				}
+				txConfig, err := tx.NewTxConfigWithOptions(
+					initClientCtx.Codec,
+					txConfigOpts,
+				)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				initClientCtx = initClientCtx.WithTxConfig(txConfig)
+			}
+
 			if err := client.SetCmdClientContextHandler(initClientCtx, cmd); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -139,8 +162,8 @@ func NewRootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		GetClientConn: func(cmd *cobra.Command) (grpc.ClientConnInterface, error) {
 			return client.GetClientQueryContext(cmd)
 		},
-		// AddQueryConnFlags: sdkflags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd,
-		AddTxConnFlags: sdkflags.AddTxFlagsToCmd,
+		AddQueryConnFlags: sdkflags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd,
+		AddTxConnFlags:    sdkflags.AddTxFlagsToCmd,
 	}
 	if err := autoCliOpts.EnhanceRootCommandWithBuilder(rootCmd, builder); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/e2e/chain.go b/e2e/chain.go
index 7491b4d7..fe34e01e 100644
--- a/e2e/chain.go
+++ b/e2e/chain.go
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/std"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx"
 
 	"github.com/sedaprotocol/seda-chain/app"
 )
@@ -24,7 +27,15 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	encodingConfig = app.GetEncodingConfig()
+	encodingConfig.Amino = codec.NewLegacyAmino()
+	encodingConfig.InterfaceRegistry = types.NewInterfaceRegistry()
+	encodingConfig.Marshaler = codec.NewProtoCodec(encodingConfig.InterfaceRegistry)
+	encodingConfig.TxConfig = tx.NewTxConfig(encodingConfig.Marshaler, tx.DefaultSignModes)
+
+	std.RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(encodingConfig.Amino)
+	std.RegisterInterfaces(encodingConfig.InterfaceRegistry)
+	app.ModuleBasics.RegisterInterfaces(encodingConfig.InterfaceRegistry)
+
 	cdc = encodingConfig.Marshaler
 	txConfig = encodingConfig.TxConfig
 }
diff --git a/testutil/network/network.go b/testutil/network/network.go
index ac7c9848..65fb0dd9 100644
--- a/testutil/network/network.go
+++ b/testutil/network/network.go
@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ import (
 	pruningtypes "cosmossdk.io/store/pruning/types"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/hd"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
 	servertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/std"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/network"
 	simtestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/sims"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 
 	"github.com/sedaprotocol/seda-chain/app"
@@ -54,10 +58,18 @@ func New(t *testing.T, configs ...Config) *Network {
 // DefaultConfig will initialize config for the network with custom application,
 // genesis and single validator. All other parameters are inherited from cosmos-sdk/testutil/network.DefaultConfig
 func DefaultConfig() network.Config {
-	var (
-		encoding = app.GetEncodingConfig()
-		chainID  = "chain-" + tmrand.NewRand().Str(6)
-	)
+	chainID := "chain-" + tmrand.NewRand().Str(6)
+
+	var encoding app.EncodingConfig
+	encoding.Amino = codec.NewLegacyAmino()
+	encoding.InterfaceRegistry = types.NewInterfaceRegistry()
+	encoding.Marshaler = codec.NewProtoCodec(encoding.InterfaceRegistry)
+	encoding.TxConfig = tx.NewTxConfig(encoding.Marshaler, tx.DefaultSignModes)
+
+	std.RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(encoding.Amino)
+	std.RegisterInterfaces(encoding.InterfaceRegistry)
+	app.ModuleBasics.RegisterInterfaces(encoding.InterfaceRegistry)
+
 	return network.Config{
 		Codec:             encoding.Marshaler,
 		TxConfig:          encoding.TxConfig,