## Description
Deprecate the usage of the now legacy x/params module within x/staking.
Closes: #12285
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New Signature interface available in the top level types package.
auth.StdSignature implements such interface. User defined auth
module can now define their own custom signature types.
Work carried out in the context of the following issues:
- #4488
- #4487
Jeancarlo Barrios
Marko
Amaury Martiny
Alexander Bezobchuk
Federico Kunze
frog power 4000
Alessio Treglia