diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-genesis.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-genesis.yml
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+name: Validate Genesis
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.21
+      - name: Download celestiaorg/celestia-app
+        run: git clone https://github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app.git
+      - name: Install Celestiaorg/celestia-app
+        run: cd celestia-app && make install
+      # Validation checks https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/bff3104781cca3c409fecfa3efebd80a40eb48c3/x/genutil/types/genesis.go#L53
+      - name: Validate Genesis
+        run: celestia-appd validate-genesis /path/t0/genesis-file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-validator-github.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-validator-github.yml
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+name: Validate GitHub User
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    # types: [opened]
+
+jobs:
+  validate_user:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+    env:
+      VALIDATOR_LIST: (
+        "tiagocmachado",
+        "EdouardLvdl",
+        "gle1pn1r",
+        "creeea",
+        "veeloup",
+        "trader-payne",
+        "cryptovestor21",
+        "activenodes",
+        "staking4all",
+        "ilhanu",
+        "Suleymann85",
+        "ivandiazperez",
+        "wainach",
+        "Cumulo-pro",
+        "santosdios",
+        "0x-Fury",
+        "okannako",
+        "Ryabina-io",
+        "Gunter038",
+        "nodestake",
+        "GPvalidator",
+        "y3v63n",
+        "redref",
+        "jim-counter",
+        "travellingsoldier85",
+        "kooltek68",
+        "qubelabsio",
+        "DasRasyo",
+        "chichi13",
+        "jmc000",
+        "JejomStark",
+        "kj89",
+        "kjnodes",
+        "neoprom",
+        "mkaczanowski",
+        "RishiSid",
+        "kooltek68",
+        "travellingsoldier85",
+        "clock-workorange",
+        "kinrokinro",
+        "evgeny-garanin",
+        "bonsfi",
+        "calintatar1",
+        "krisboit",
+        "carameleon",
+        "quantumcore1",
+        "gaia",
+        "packetstracer",
+        "daniel-ck89",
+        "staked_blaise",
+        "yash_bhut",
+        "jmo_oo",
+        "kennystaked",
+        "AlexToTheMoon",
+        "richard-stakingcabin",
+        "vincent-stakingcabin",
+        "shivlim",
+        "BlackBlocks-io",
+        "WayneWayner",
+        "rfunduk",
+        "victorfrancax1",
+        "jennyhys",
+        "llPorZall",
+        "pops-one",
+        "yelllowsin",
+        "rooiie",
+        "stakemepro",
+        "pciavald",
+        "Daeinar",
+        "koenmtb1",
+        "kobigurk",
+        "Brightlystake",
+        "mabalaru",
+        "dantanasescu",
+        "imperator-co",
+        "easy2stake",
+        "suntzu93",
+        "spidey-169",
+        "larry0x",
+        "AviaOne",
+        "nodersteam",
+        "HoytRen",
+        "Aderks",
+        "matilote",
+        "ayushvtf",
+        "silviu@bwarelabs.com",
+        "mihai.ciuciu@bwarelabs.com",
+        "kim201212",
+        "puneetfinoa",
+        "aonif",
+        "bo-everstake",
+        "upnodedev",
+        "curlycrypto184",
+        "JoseCT-HS",
+        "legg",
+        "jamescorbett",
+        "frannovo",
+        "MilosTodorovic",
+        "Chainode",
+        "neulerfzco",
+        "maxzonder",
+        "Northa",
+        "Validatus-com",
+        "b-harvest",
+        "dshyionak-bd",
+        "macunha1",
+        "JackPMallon",
+        "fkbenjamin",
+        "86b",
+        "SimonKraus",
+        "ecov773",
+        "mgl2150",
+        "sibuser",
+        "sjors-lemniscap",
+        "zheli",
+        )
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Get PR author
+        id: author
+        run: echo "author=$(jq -r '.pull_request.user.login' $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      # - name: Get validator list
+      #   id: get_validator_list
+      #   run: echo "validator_list=${{ env.VALIDATOR_LIST }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      # - name: Log Validator env
+      #   run: echo ${{ env.VALIDATOR_LIST }}
+      # - name: Log Validator list
+      #   run: echo ${{ steps.get_validator_list.outputs.validator_list }}
+      # - name: Check if user is valid
+      #   id: check_user
+      #   run: echo "valid=${{ contains(fromJson(steps.get_validator_list.outputs.validator_list), steps.author.outputs.author) }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Check if user is valid env
+        id: check_user_env
+        run: echo "valid=${{ contains(env.VALIDATOR_LIST, steps.author.outputs.author) }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Log valid
+        run: |
+          echo ${{ steps.check_user_env.outputs.valid }}
+      - name: Add comment if user is not valid
+        if: steps.check_user_env.outputs.valid == 'false'
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            github.rest.issues.createComment({
+              issue_number: context.issue.number,
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              body: '@MSevey The PR was submitted by someone not on the GitHub user validator list.'
+            })
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validator_list.txt b/.github/workflows/validator_list.txt
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+tiagocmachado
+EdouardLvdl
+gle1pn1r
+creeea
+veeloup
+trader-payne
+cryptovestor21
+activenodes
+staking4all
+ilhanu
+Suleymann85
+ivandiazperez
+wainach
+Cumulo-pro
+santosdios
+0x-Fury
+okannako
+Ryabina-io
+Gunter038
+nodestake
+GPvalidator
+y3v63n
+redref
+jim-counter
+travellingsoldier85
+kooltek68
+qubelabsio
+DasRasyo
+chichi13
+jmc000
+JejomStark
+kj89
+kjnodes
+neoprom
+mkaczanowski
+RishiSid
+kooltek68
+travellingsoldier85
+clock-workorange
+kinrokinro
+evgeny-garanin
+bonsfi
+calintatar1
+krisboit
+carameleon
+quantumcore1
+gaia
+packetstracer
+daniel-ck89
+staked_blaise
+yash_bhut
+jmo_oo
+kennystaked
+AlexToTheMoon
+richard-stakingcabin
+vincent-stakingcabin
+shivlim
+BlackBlocks-io
+WayneWayner
+rfunduk
+victorfrancax1
+jennyhys
+llPorZall
+pops-one
+yelllowsin
+rooiie
+stakemepro
+pciavald
+Daeinar
+koenmtb1
+kobigurk
+Brightlystake
+mabalaru
+dantanasescu
+imperator-co
+easy2stake
+suntzu93
+spidey-169
+larry0x
+AviaOne
+nodersteam
+HoytRen
+Aderks
+matilote
+ayushvtf
+silviu@bwarelabs.com
+mihai.ciuciu@bwarelabs.com
+kim201212
+puneetfinoa
+aonif
+bo-everstake
+upnodedev
+curlycrypto184
+JoseCT-HS
+legg
+jamescorbett
+frannovo
+MilosTodorovic
+Chainode
+neulerfzco
+maxzonder
+Northa
+Validatus-com
+b-harvest
+dshyionak-bd
+macunha1
+JackPMallon
+fkbenjamin
+86b
+SimonKraus
+ecov773
+mgl2150
+sibuser
+sjors-lemniscap
+zheli