diff --git a/app/test_helpers.go b/app/test_helpers.go
index 2bf140921..e1efa2219 100644
--- a/app/test_helpers.go
+++ b/app/test_helpers.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (s *KeeperTestHelper) Setup(_ *testing.T) {
 	s.TestAccs = CreateRandomAccounts(10)
 
 	s.StakingHelper = stakinghelper.NewHelper(s.Suite.T(), s.Ctx, &s.App.StakingKeeper.Keeper)
-	s.StakingHelper.Denom = "upica"
+	s.StakingHelper.Denom = "stake"
 }
 
 func (s *KeeperTestHelper) ConfirmUpgradeSucceeded(upgradeName string, upgradeHeight int64) {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (s *KeeperTestHelper) SetupValidator(bondStatus stakingtypes.BondStatus) sd
 	valPriv := secp256k1.GenPrivKey()
 	valPub := valPriv.PubKey()
 	valAddr := sdk.ValAddress(valPub.Address())
-	bondDenom := "upica"
+	bondDenom := "stake"
 	selfBond := sdk.NewCoins(sdk.Coin{Amount: sdk.NewInt(100), Denom: bondDenom})
 
 	s.FundAcc(sdk.AccAddress(valAddr), selfBond)
diff --git a/app/upgrades/v6_4_6/upgrades_test.go b/app/upgrades/v6_4_6/upgrades_test.go
index d77085e73..258283cb3 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/v6_4_6/upgrades_test.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/v6_4_6/upgrades_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	COIN_DENOM   = "upica"
+	COIN_DENOM   = "stake"
 	CONNECTION_0 = "connection-0"
 	PORT_0       = "port-0"
 	CHANNEL_0    = "channel-0"
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func checkUpgradeTransferMiddlewareModule(s *UpgradeTestSuite) {
 
 func CreateVestingAccount(s *UpgradeTestSuite,
 ) vestingtypes.ContinuousVestingAccount {
-	str := `{"@type":"/cosmos.vesting.v1beta1.ContinuousVestingAccount","base_vesting_account":{"base_account":{"address":"centauri1alga5e8vr6ccr9yrg0kgxevpt5xgmgrvfkc5p8","pub_key":{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.multisig.LegacyAminoPubKey","threshold":4,"public_keys":[{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"AlnzK22KrkylnvTCvZZc8eZnydtQuzCWLjJJSMFUvVHf"},{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"Aiw2Ftg+fnoHDU7M3b0VMRsI0qurXlerW0ahtfzSDZA4"},{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"AvEHv+MVYRVau8FbBcJyG0ql85Tbbn7yhSA0VGmAY4ku"},{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"Az5VHWqi3zMJu1rLGcu2EgNXLLN+al4Dy/lj6UZTzTCl"},{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"Ai4GlSH3uG+joMnAFbQC3jQeHl9FPvVTlRmwIFt7d7TI"},{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"A2kAzH2bZr530jmFq/bRFrT2q8SRqdnfIebba+YIBqI1"}]},"account_number":46,"sequence":27},"original_vesting":[{"denom":"upica","amount":"22165200000000"}],"delegated_free":[{"denom":"upica","amount":"443382497453"}],"delegated_vesting":[{"denom":"upica","amount":"22129422502547"}],"end_time":1770994800},"start_time":1676300400}`
+	str := `{"@type":"/cosmos.vesting.v1beta1.ContinuousVestingAccount","base_vesting_account":{"base_account":{"address":"centauri1alga5e8vr6ccr9yrg0kgxevpt5xgmgrvfkc5p8","pub_key":{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.multisig.LegacyAminoPubKey","threshold":4,"public_keys":[{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"AlnzK22KrkylnvTCvZZc8eZnydtQuzCWLjJJSMFUvVHf"},{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"Aiw2Ftg+fnoHDU7M3b0VMRsI0qurXlerW0ahtfzSDZA4"},{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"AvEHv+MVYRVau8FbBcJyG0ql85Tbbn7yhSA0VGmAY4ku"},{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"Az5VHWqi3zMJu1rLGcu2EgNXLLN+al4Dy/lj6UZTzTCl"},{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"Ai4GlSH3uG+joMnAFbQC3jQeHl9FPvVTlRmwIFt7d7TI"},{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"A2kAzH2bZr530jmFq/bRFrT2q8SRqdnfIebba+YIBqI1"}]},"account_number":46,"sequence":27},"original_vesting":[{"denom":"stake","amount":"22165200000000"}],"delegated_free":[{"denom":"stake","amount":"443382497453"}],"delegated_vesting":[{"denom":"stake","amount":"22129422502547"}],"end_time":1770994800},"start_time":1676300400}`
 
 	var acc vestingtypes.ContinuousVestingAccount
 	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(str), &acc); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/picad/config/config.go b/cmd/picad/config/config.go
index 52026262f..f64e0b57d 100644
--- a/cmd/picad/config/config.go
+++ b/cmd/picad/config/config.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const (
 
 const (
 	HumanReadableCoinUnit = "PICA"
-	BaseCoinUnit          = "upica"
+	BaseCoinUnit          = "stake"
 	DefaultBondDenom      = BaseCoinUnit
 )