diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f57ae4bc..0c6b2d81 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 This PR contains a series of PRs on multi-staking support and BTC stakingintegration.
 - [#391](https://github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/pull/391) Fix e2e `TestBTCRewardsDistribution` flunky
 check of rewards
+- [#458](https://github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/pull/458) Set `CosmosProvider` functions as public
+- [#457](https://github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/pull/457) Remove staking msg server and update gentx to generate
+`MsgWrappedCreateValidator`
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
@@ -56,8 +59,6 @@ forks starting with already known header
 ### Improvements
 
 - [#419](https://github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/pull/419) Add new modules to swagger config
-- [#436](https://github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/pull/436) Remove staking msg server to handle at epoch
-- [#435](https://github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/pull/435) Modify gentx to generate `MsgWrappedCreateValidator`
 - [#429](https://github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/pull/429) chore: remove cosmos/relayer dependency
 
 ### Bug fixes
diff --git a/client/babylonclient/chain_provider.go b/client/babylonclient/chain_provider.go
index dbfddb66..7c7950fb 100644
--- a/client/babylonclient/chain_provider.go
+++ b/client/babylonclient/chain_provider.go
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ package babylonclient
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/tx"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	txtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx"
 )
 
 type BroadcastMode string
@@ -48,6 +53,25 @@ type ChainProvider interface {
 		asyncCtx context.Context,
 		asyncCallbacks []func(*RelayerTxResponse, error),
 	) error
+	CalculateGas(ctx context.Context, txf tx.Factory, signingKey string, msgs ...sdk.Msg) (txtypes.SimulateResponse, uint64, error)
+	BroadcastTx(
+		ctx context.Context, // context for tx broadcast
+		tx []byte, // raw tx to be broadcast
+		asyncCtx context.Context, // context for async wait for block inclusion after successful tx broadcast
+		asyncTimeout time.Duration, // timeout for waiting for block inclusion
+		asyncCallbacks []func(*RelayerTxResponse, error), // callback for success/fail of the wait for block inclusion
+	) error
+	WaitForTx(
+		ctx context.Context,
+		txHash []byte,
+		waitTimeout time.Duration,
+		callbacks []func(*RelayerTxResponse, error),
+	)
+	WaitForBlockInclusion(
+		ctx context.Context,
+		txHash []byte,
+		waitTimeout time.Duration,
+	) (*sdk.TxResponse, error)
 	ChainName() string
 	ChainId() string
 	ProviderConfig() ProviderConfig
diff --git a/client/babylonclient/grpc_query.go b/client/babylonclient/grpc_query.go
index 4ba26487..182e2f6c 100644
--- a/client/babylonclient/grpc_query.go
+++ b/client/babylonclient/grpc_query.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) TxServiceBroadcast(ctx context.Context, req *tx.Broadc
 
 	wg.Add(1)
 
-	if err := cc.broadcastTx(ctx, req.TxBytes, ctx, blockTimeout, []func(*RelayerTxResponse, error){callback}); err != nil {
+	if err := cc.BroadcastTx(ctx, req.TxBytes, ctx, blockTimeout, []func(*RelayerTxResponse, error){callback}); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/babylonclient/tx.go b/client/babylonclient/tx.go
index 7d208e4c..8930a935 100644
--- a/client/babylonclient/tx.go
+++ b/client/babylonclient/tx.go
@@ -5,10 +5,18 @@ package babylonclient
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	sdkerrors "cosmossdk.io/errors"
-	"cosmossdk.io/store/rootmulti"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	sdkerrors "cosmossdk.io/errors"
+	"cosmossdk.io/store/rootmulti"
+
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
 	client2 "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/rpc/client"
 	coretypes "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/rpc/core/types"
@@ -23,12 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx/signing"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
-	"math"
-	"regexp"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/avast/retry-go/v4"
 )
@@ -99,10 +101,10 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) QueryABCI(ctx context.Context, req abci.RequestQuery)
 	return result.Response, nil
 }
 
-// broadcastTx broadcasts a transaction with the given raw bytes and then, in an async goroutine, waits for the tx to be included in the block.
+// BroadcastTx broadcasts a transaction with the given raw bytes and then, in an async goroutine, waits for the tx to be included in the block.
 // The wait will end after either the asyncTimeout has run out or the asyncCtx exits.
 // If there is no error broadcasting, the asyncCallback will be called with success/failure of the wait for block inclusion.
-func (cc *CosmosProvider) broadcastTx(
+func (cc *CosmosProvider) BroadcastTx(
 	ctx context.Context, // context for tx broadcast
 	tx []byte, // raw tx to be broadcast
 	asyncCtx context.Context, // context for async wait for block inclusion after successful tx broadcast
@@ -132,20 +134,20 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) broadcastTx(
 
 	// TODO: maybe we need to check if the node has tx indexing enabled?
 	// if not, we need to find a new way to block until inclusion in a block
-	go cc.waitForTx(asyncCtx, res.Hash, asyncTimeout, asyncCallbacks)
+	go cc.WaitForTx(asyncCtx, res.Hash, asyncTimeout, asyncCallbacks)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-// waitForTx waits for a transaction to be included in a block, logs success/fail, then invokes callback.
+// WaitForTx waits for a transaction to be included in a block, logs success/fail, then invokes callback.
 // This is intended to be called as an async goroutine.
-func (cc *CosmosProvider) waitForTx(
+func (cc *CosmosProvider) WaitForTx(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	txHash []byte,
 	waitTimeout time.Duration,
 	callbacks []func(*RelayerTxResponse, error),
 ) {
-	res, err := cc.waitForBlockInclusion(ctx, txHash, waitTimeout)
+	res, err := cc.WaitForBlockInclusion(ctx, txHash, waitTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		if len(callbacks) > 0 {
 			for _, cb := range callbacks {
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) waitForTx(
 		Codespace: res.Codespace,
 		Code:      res.Code,
 		Data:      res.Data,
-		Events:    parseEventsFromTxResponse(res),
+		Events:    ParseEventsFromTxResponse(res),
 	}
 
 	// NOTE: error is nil, logic should use the returned error to determine if the
@@ -190,8 +192,8 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) waitForTx(
 	}
 }
 
-// waitForBlockInclusion will wait for a transaction to be included in a block, up to waitTimeout or context cancellation.
-func (cc *CosmosProvider) waitForBlockInclusion(
+// WaitForBlockInclusion will wait for a transaction to be included in a block, up to waitTimeout or context cancellation.
+func (cc *CosmosProvider) WaitForBlockInclusion(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	txHash []byte,
 	waitTimeout time.Duration,
@@ -280,7 +282,7 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) sdkError(codeSpace string, code uint32) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func parseEventsFromTxResponse(resp *sdk.TxResponse) []RelayerEvent {
+func ParseEventsFromTxResponse(resp *sdk.TxResponse) []RelayerEvent {
 	var events []RelayerEvent
 
 	if resp == nil {
@@ -354,7 +356,7 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) SendMessagesToMempool(
 	sequenceGuard.Mu.Lock()
 	defer sequenceGuard.Mu.Unlock()
 
-	txBytes, sequence, _, err := cc.buildMessages(ctx, msgs, memo, 0, txSignerKey, sequenceGuard)
+	txBytes, sequence, _, err := cc.BuildMessages(ctx, tx.Factory{}, msgs, memo, 0, txSignerKey, sequenceGuard)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Account sequence mismatch errors can happen on the simulated transaction also.
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), legacyerrors.ErrWrongSequence.Error()) {
@@ -364,7 +366,7 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) SendMessagesToMempool(
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := cc.broadcastTx(ctx, txBytes, asyncCtx, defaultBroadcastWaitTimeout, asyncCallbacks); err != nil {
+	if err := cc.BroadcastTx(ctx, txBytes, asyncCtx, defaultBroadcastWaitTimeout, asyncCallbacks); err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), legacyerrors.ErrWrongSequence.Error()) {
 			cc.handleAccountSequenceMismatchError(sequenceGuard, err)
 		}
@@ -373,18 +375,19 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) SendMessagesToMempool(
 	}
 
 	// we had a successful tx broadcast with this sequence, so update it to the next
-	cc.updateNextAccountSequence(sequenceGuard, sequence+1)
+	cc.UpdateNextAccountSequence(sequenceGuard, sequence+1)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (cc *CosmosProvider) updateNextAccountSequence(sequenceGuard *WalletState, seq uint64) {
+func (cc *CosmosProvider) UpdateNextAccountSequence(sequenceGuard *WalletState, seq uint64) {
 	if seq > sequenceGuard.NextAccountSequence {
 		sequenceGuard.NextAccountSequence = seq
 	}
 }
 
-func (cc *CosmosProvider) buildMessages(
+func (cc *CosmosProvider) BuildMessages(
 	ctx context.Context,
+	txf tx.Factory,
 	msgs []RelayerMessage,
 	memo string,
 	gas uint64,
@@ -401,7 +404,7 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) buildMessages(
 
 	cMsgs := CosmosMsgs(msgs...)
 
-	txf, err := cc.PrepareFactory(cc.TxFactory(), txSignerKey)
+	txf, err = cc.PrepareFactory(cc.TxFactoryWithDefaults(txf), txSignerKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, sdk.Coins{}, err
 	}
@@ -411,7 +414,7 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) buildMessages(
 	}
 
 	sequence = txf.Sequence()
-	cc.updateNextAccountSequence(sequenceGuard, sequence)
+	cc.UpdateNextAccountSequence(sequenceGuard, sequence)
 	if sequence < sequenceGuard.NextAccountSequence {
 		sequence = sequenceGuard.NextAccountSequence
 		txf = txf.WithSequence(sequence)
@@ -421,7 +424,6 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) buildMessages(
 
 	if gas == 0 {
 		_, adjusted, err = cc.CalculateGas(ctx, txf, txSignerKey, cMsgs...)
-
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, 0, sdk.Coins{}, err
 		}
@@ -520,9 +522,14 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) PrepareFactory(txf tx.Factory, signingKey string) (tx.
 	return txf, nil
 }
 
-// TxFactory instantiates a new tx factory with the appropriate configuration settings for this chain.
-func (cc *CosmosProvider) TxFactory() tx.Factory {
-	return tx.Factory{}.
+// NewTxFactory instantiates a new tx factory with the appropriate configuration settings for this chain.
+func (cc *CosmosProvider) NewTxFactory() tx.Factory {
+	return cc.TxFactoryWithDefaults(tx.Factory{})
+}
+
+// TxFactoryWithDefaults instantiates a new tx factory with the appropriate configuration settings for this chain.
+func (cc *CosmosProvider) TxFactoryWithDefaults(baseTxf tx.Factory) tx.Factory {
+	return baseTxf.
 		WithAccountRetriever(cc).
 		WithChainID(cc.PCfg.ChainID).
 		WithTxConfig(cc.Cdc.TxConfig).
diff --git a/client/client/tx.go b/client/client/tx.go
index c2ce5693..dcdd8afa 100644
--- a/client/client/tx.go
+++ b/client/client/tx.go
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ package client
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/client/babylonclient"
 	"sync"
 
 	signingv1beta1 "cosmossdk.io/api/cosmos/tx/signing/v1beta1"
 	"cosmossdk.io/errors"
 	txsigning "cosmossdk.io/x/tx/signing"
 	"github.com/avast/retry-go/v4"
+	"github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/client/babylonclient"
 	btcctypes "github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/x/btccheckpoint/types"
 	btclctypes "github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/x/btclightclient/types"
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func (c *Client) SendMessageWithSigner(
 		WithCodec(cc.Cdc.Codec).
 		WithFromAddress(signerAddr)
 
-	txf := cc.TxFactory()
+	txf := cc.NewTxFactory()
 	if err := retry.Do(func() error {
 		if err := txf.AccountRetriever().EnsureExists(cliCtx, signerAddr); err != nil {
 			return err