diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5887a511..6dacbf73 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,32 +1,3 @@
-# Origin
-version_branch = v0.34.24
-tendermint = https://github.com/raw/tendermint/tendermint/$(version_branch)
-
-# Outputs
-tmabci = protos/tendermint/abci/types.proto
-tmtypes =  protos/tendermint/types/types.proto
-tmpubkey = protos/tendermint/crypto/keys.proto
-tmproof =  protos/tendermint/crypto/proof.proto
-tmparams = protos/tendermint/types/params.proto
-tmversions =  protos/tendermint/version/types.proto
-tmvalidator = protos/tendermint/types/validator.proto
-
-# Only run this to rebuild/update protobufs from the tendermint source
-update-proto:
-	curl $(tendermint)/proto/tendermint/abci/types.proto > $(tmabci)
-	curl $(tendermint)/proto/tendermint/crypto/keys.proto > $(tmpubkey)
-	curl $(tendermint)/proto/tendermint/crypto/proof.proto > $(tmproof)
-	curl $(tendermint)/proto/tendermint/types/params.proto > $(tmparams)
-	curl $(tendermint)/proto/tendermint/types/types.proto > $(tmtypes)
-	curl $(tendermint)/proto/tendermint/types/validator.proto > $(tmvalidator)
-	curl $(tendermint)/proto/tendermint/version/types.proto > $(tmversions)
-	curl $(tendermint)/version/version.go | grep -F -eTMVersionDefault -eABCISemVer > tm_version.txt
-	@python build_proto.py
-
-test_tm:
-	@rm -Rf .test_pyabci
-	@tendermint --home .test_pyabci init
-	@tendermint --home .test_pyabci node
 
 test:
 	pytest .
@@ -37,44 +8,27 @@ dev:
 clean:
 	@rm -Rf dist/
 
-# PyPi package deploy:
-# 1. build-dist
-# 2. test-pypi
-# 3. update-pypi
-build-dist:
-	python -m build
-
-publish-test:
-	twine upload dist/* --repository testpypi
-
-publish:
-	twine upload dist/* --repository pypi
-
-rc:
-	cp ~/.tendermint/xian ~/.tendermint/xian_last -r
-	rm -rf ~/.tendermint/xian
-
 wipe:
 	rm -rf ~/.tendermint/xian
 	./tendermint unsafe-reset-all
 
 up:
 	cd ./src/xian && CONFIG_PATH=config/config-testnet.toml pm2 start xian_abci.py
-	pm2 start "./tendermint node --rpc.laddr tcp://0.0.0.0:26657" --name tendermint
+	pm2 start "./cometbft node --rpc.laddr tcp://0.0.0.0:26657" --name cometbft
 	pm2 logs --lines 1000
 
 down:
-	pm2 delete tendermint xian_abci
+	pm2 delete cometbft xian_abci
 
 restart:
 	make down
 	make up
 
 init:
-	./tendermint init
+	./cometbft init
 
 node-id:
-	./tendermint show-node-id
+	./cometbft show-node-id
 
 dwu:
 	make down
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0afbccaf..bebe5113 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Set up the environment on Ubuntu 22.04 with the following steps:
     ```
     git clone https://github.com/xian-network/xian-core.git
     cd xian-core
-    git clone https://github.com/XianChain/contracting.git
+    git clone https://github.com/xian-network/contracting.git
     ```
 
 4. Set up Python virtual environment and dependencies:
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Set up the environment on Ubuntu 22.04 with the following steps:
     rm cometbft_0.38.6_linux_amd64.tar.gz
     ./cometbft init
     ---- LOCAL ----
-    python src/xian/tools/configure.py --moniker "Node" --copy-genesis True --genesis-file-name genesis.json --validator_privkey "cd6cc45ffe7cebf09c6c6025575d50bb42c6c70c07e1dbc5150aaadc98705c2b"
+    python src/xian/tools/configure.py --moniker "Node" --copy-genesis True --genesis-file-name genesis.json --validatorprivkey "cd6cc45ffe7cebf09c6c6025575d50bb42c6c70c07e1dbc5150aaadc98705c2b"
     ---- JOIN TESTNET ----
     python src/xian/tools/configure.py --moniker "Node" --copy-genesis True --genesis-file-name genesis-testnet.json --seed-node "91.108.112.184" --validator-privkey "7d53884dcc7aa3095aa594c905752698f8323f91848556725f642a7e86589d5a"
     ./cometbft node --rpc.laddr tcp://0.0.0.0:26657