diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ff76430efd..f35deb4eab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 - @cosmjs/cli: Import `encodeBech32Pubkey` and `decodeBech32Pubkey` by default.
 - @cosmjs/launchpad: Add ed25519 support to `encodeBech32Pubkey`.
+- @cosmjs/launchpad: Add `encodeAminoPubkey` and `decodeAminoPubkey`.
 
 ## 0.22.0 (2020-08-03)
 
diff --git a/packages/launchpad/src/index.ts b/packages/launchpad/src/index.ts
index 0149c07fd4..6d6e238886 100644
--- a/packages/launchpad/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/launchpad/src/index.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,13 @@ export {
   uint64ToString,
 } from "./lcdapi";
 export { isMsgDelegate, isMsgSend, Msg, MsgDelegate, MsgSend } from "./msgs";
-export { decodeBech32Pubkey, encodeBech32Pubkey, encodeSecp256k1Pubkey } from "./pubkey";
+export {
+  decodeAminoPubkey,
+  decodeBech32Pubkey,
+  encodeAminoPubkey,
+  encodeBech32Pubkey,
+  encodeSecp256k1Pubkey,
+} from "./pubkey";
 export { findSequenceForSignedTx } from "./sequence";
 export { encodeSecp256k1Signature, decodeSignature } from "./signature";
 export { FeeTable, SigningCosmosClient } from "./signingcosmosclient";
diff --git a/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.spec.ts b/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.spec.ts
index f76cbe0f8e..9576239b88 100644
--- a/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
-import { fromBase64 } from "@cosmjs/encoding";
+import { Bech32, fromBase64 } from "@cosmjs/encoding";
 
-import { decodeBech32Pubkey, encodeBech32Pubkey, encodeSecp256k1Pubkey } from "./pubkey";
+import {
+  decodeAminoPubkey,
+  decodeBech32Pubkey,
+  encodeAminoPubkey,
+  encodeBech32Pubkey,
+  encodeSecp256k1Pubkey,
+} from "./pubkey";
 import { PubKey } from "./types";
 
 describe("pubkey", () => {
@@ -21,6 +27,30 @@ describe("pubkey", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("decodeAminoPubkey", () => {
+    it("works for secp256k1", () => {
+      const amino = Bech32.decode(
+        "cosmospub1addwnpepqd8sgxq7aw348ydctp3n5ajufgxp395hksxjzc6565yfp56scupfqhlgyg5",
+      ).data;
+      expect(decodeAminoPubkey(amino)).toEqual({
+        type: "tendermint/PubKeySecp256k1",
+        value: "A08EGB7ro1ORuFhjOnZcSgwYlpe0DSFjVNUIkNNQxwKQ",
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("works for ed25519", () => {
+      // Encoded from `corald tendermint show-validator`
+      // Decoded from http://localhost:26657/validators
+      const amino = Bech32.decode(
+        "coralvalconspub1zcjduepqvxg72ccnl9r65fv0wn3amlk4sfzqfe2k36l073kjx2qyaf6sk23qw7j8wq",
+      ).data;
+      expect(decodeAminoPubkey(amino)).toEqual({
+        type: "tendermint/PubKeyEd25519",
+        value: "YZHlYxP5R6olj3Tj3f7VgkQE5VaOvv9G0jKATqdQsqI=",
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("decodeBech32Pubkey", () => {
     it("works", () => {
       expect(
@@ -53,6 +83,32 @@ describe("pubkey", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("encodeAminoPubkey", () => {
+    it("works for secp256k1", () => {
+      const pubkey: PubKey = {
+        type: "tendermint/PubKeySecp256k1",
+        value: "A08EGB7ro1ORuFhjOnZcSgwYlpe0DSFjVNUIkNNQxwKQ",
+      };
+      const expected = Bech32.decode(
+        "cosmospub1addwnpepqd8sgxq7aw348ydctp3n5ajufgxp395hksxjzc6565yfp56scupfqhlgyg5",
+      ).data;
+      expect(encodeAminoPubkey(pubkey)).toEqual(expected);
+    });
+
+    it("works for ed25519", () => {
+      // Decoded from http://localhost:26657/validators
+      // Encoded from `corald tendermint show-validator`
+      const pubkey: PubKey = {
+        type: "tendermint/PubKeyEd25519",
+        value: "YZHlYxP5R6olj3Tj3f7VgkQE5VaOvv9G0jKATqdQsqI=",
+      };
+      const expected = Bech32.decode(
+        "coralvalconspub1zcjduepqvxg72ccnl9r65fv0wn3amlk4sfzqfe2k36l073kjx2qyaf6sk23qw7j8wq",
+      ).data;
+      expect(encodeAminoPubkey(pubkey)).toEqual(expected);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("encodeBech32Pubkey", () => {
     it("works for secp256k1", () => {
       const pubkey: PubKey = {
diff --git a/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.ts b/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.ts
index abadc6377c..e68cf3f818 100644
--- a/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.ts
+++ b/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.ts
@@ -22,14 +22,9 @@ const pubkeyAminoPrefixSr25519 = fromHex("0dfb1005");
 const pubkeyAminoPrefixLength = pubkeyAminoPrefixSecp256k1.length;
 
 /**
- * Decodes a bech32 pubkey to Amino binary, which is then decoded to a type/value object.
- * The bech32 prefix is ignored and discareded.
- *
- * @param bechEncoded the bech32 encoded pubkey
+ * Decodes a pubkey in the Amino binary format to a type/value object.
  */
-export function decodeBech32Pubkey(bechEncoded: string): PubKey {
-  const { data } = Bech32.decode(bechEncoded);
-
+export function decodeAminoPubkey(data: Uint8Array): PubKey {
   const aminoPrefix = data.slice(0, pubkeyAminoPrefixLength);
   const rest = data.slice(pubkeyAminoPrefixLength);
   if (equal(aminoPrefix, pubkeyAminoPrefixSecp256k1)) {
@@ -62,12 +57,20 @@ export function decodeBech32Pubkey(bechEncoded: string): PubKey {
 }
 
 /**
- * Encodes a public key to binary Amino and then to bech32.
+ * Decodes a bech32 pubkey to Amino binary, which is then decoded to a type/value object.
+ * The bech32 prefix is ignored and discareded.
  *
- * @param pubkey the public key to encode
- * @param prefix the bech32 prefix (human readable part)
+ * @param bechEncoded the bech32 encoded pubkey
  */
-export function encodeBech32Pubkey(pubkey: PubKey, prefix: string): string {
+export function decodeBech32Pubkey(bechEncoded: string): PubKey {
+  const { data } = Bech32.decode(bechEncoded);
+  return decodeAminoPubkey(data);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Encodes a public key to binary Amino.
+ */
+export function encodeAminoPubkey(pubkey: PubKey): Uint8Array {
   let aminoPrefix: Uint8Array;
   switch (pubkey.type) {
     // Note: please don't add cases here without writing additional unit tests
@@ -80,7 +83,15 @@ export function encodeBech32Pubkey(pubkey: PubKey, prefix: string): string {
     default:
       throw new Error("Unsupported pubkey type");
   }
-
-  const data = new Uint8Array([...aminoPrefix, ...fromBase64(pubkey.value)]);
-  return Bech32.encode(prefix, data);
+  return new Uint8Array([...aminoPrefix, ...fromBase64(pubkey.value)]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Encodes a public key to binary Amino and then to bech32.
+ *
+ * @param pubkey the public key to encode
+ * @param prefix the bech32 prefix (human readable part)
+ */
+export function encodeBech32Pubkey(pubkey: PubKey, prefix: string): string {
+  return Bech32.encode(prefix, encodeAminoPubkey(pubkey));
 }
diff --git a/packages/launchpad/types/index.d.ts b/packages/launchpad/types/index.d.ts
index d8dfe32e4a..03c9a87d44 100644
--- a/packages/launchpad/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/launchpad/types/index.d.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,13 @@ export {
   uint64ToString,
 } from "./lcdapi";
 export { isMsgDelegate, isMsgSend, Msg, MsgDelegate, MsgSend } from "./msgs";
-export { decodeBech32Pubkey, encodeBech32Pubkey, encodeSecp256k1Pubkey } from "./pubkey";
+export {
+  decodeAminoPubkey,
+  decodeBech32Pubkey,
+  encodeAminoPubkey,
+  encodeBech32Pubkey,
+  encodeSecp256k1Pubkey,
+} from "./pubkey";
 export { findSequenceForSignedTx } from "./sequence";
 export { encodeSecp256k1Signature, decodeSignature } from "./signature";
 export { FeeTable, SigningCosmosClient } from "./signingcosmosclient";
diff --git a/packages/launchpad/types/pubkey.d.ts b/packages/launchpad/types/pubkey.d.ts
index 04ae9ebf8a..e39865126b 100644
--- a/packages/launchpad/types/pubkey.d.ts
+++ b/packages/launchpad/types/pubkey.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { PubKey } from "./types";
 export declare function encodeSecp256k1Pubkey(pubkey: Uint8Array): PubKey;
+/**
+ * Decodes a pubkey in the Amino binary format to a type/value object.
+ */
+export declare function decodeAminoPubkey(data: Uint8Array): PubKey;
 /**
  * Decodes a bech32 pubkey to Amino binary, which is then decoded to a type/value object.
  * The bech32 prefix is ignored and discareded.
@@ -7,6 +11,10 @@ export declare function encodeSecp256k1Pubkey(pubkey: Uint8Array): PubKey;
  * @param bechEncoded the bech32 encoded pubkey
  */
 export declare function decodeBech32Pubkey(bechEncoded: string): PubKey;
+/**
+ * Encodes a public key to binary Amino.
+ */
+export declare function encodeAminoPubkey(pubkey: PubKey): Uint8Array;
 /**
  * Encodes a public key to binary Amino and then to bech32.
  *