diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 48f44935e5..1521370370 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 ## Improvements
 
 * (ci) [tharsis#784](https://github.com/tharsis/ethermint/pull/784) Enable automatic backport of PRs.
+* (rpc) [tharsis#786](https://github.com/tharsis/ethermint/pull/786) Improve error message of `SendTransaction`/`SendRawTransaction` JSON-RPC APIs.
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/app/ante/ante.go b/app/ante/ante.go
index 55c96866eb..fbb59016ac 100644
--- a/app/ante/ante.go
+++ b/app/ante/ante.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"runtime/debug"
 
-	"github.com/palantir/stacktrace"
-
 	tmlog "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
@@ -69,9 +67,10 @@ func NewAnteHandler(
 					)
 
 				default:
-					return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-						sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownExtensionOptions, typeURL),
-						"rejecting tx with unsupported extension option",
+					return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(
+						sdkerrors.ErrUnknownExtensionOptions,
+						"rejecting tx with unsupported extension option: %s",
+						typeURL,
 					)
 				}
 
@@ -100,10 +99,7 @@ func NewAnteHandler(
 				authante.NewIncrementSequenceDecorator(ak), // innermost AnteDecorator
 			)
 		default:
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type: %T", tx),
-				"transaction is not an SDK tx",
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type: %T", tx)
 		}
 
 		return anteHandler(ctx, tx, sim)
diff --git a/app/ante/eth.go b/app/ante/eth.go
index 1220eb105d..226d644a4d 100644
--- a/app/ante/eth.go
+++ b/app/ante/eth.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"math/big"
 
-	"github.com/palantir/stacktrace"
-
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	tx "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx"
@@ -59,10 +57,7 @@ func NewEthSigVerificationDecorator(ek EVMKeeper) EthSigVerificationDecorator {
 // won't see the error message.
 func (esvd EthSigVerificationDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simulate bool, next sdk.AnteHandler) (newCtx sdk.Context, err error) {
 	if tx == nil || len(tx.GetMsgs()) != 1 {
-		return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-			sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "only 1 ethereum msg supported per tx"),
-			"",
-		)
+		return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "only 1 ethereum msg supported per tx")
 	}
 
 	chainID := esvd.evmKeeper.ChainID()
@@ -76,18 +71,16 @@ func (esvd EthSigVerificationDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, s
 	msg := tx.GetMsgs()[0]
 	msgEthTx, ok := msg.(*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)
 	if !ok {
-		return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-			sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil)),
-			"failed to cast transaction",
-		)
+		return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil))
 	}
 
 	sender, err := signer.Sender(msgEthTx.AsTransaction())
 	if err != nil {
-		return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-			sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrorInvalidSigner, err.Error()),
-			"couldn't retrieve sender address ('%s') from the ethereum transaction",
+		return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(
+			sdkerrors.ErrorInvalidSigner,
+			"couldn't retrieve sender address ('%s') from the ethereum transaction: %s",
 			msgEthTx.From,
+			err.Error(),
 		)
 	}
 
@@ -130,32 +123,26 @@ func (avd EthAccountVerificationDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx
 	for i, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
 		msgEthTx, ok := msg.(*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)
 		if !ok {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil)),
-				"failed to cast transaction %d", i,
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil))
 		}
 
 		txData, err := evmtypes.UnpackTxData(msgEthTx.Data)
 		if err != nil {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to unpack tx data any for tx %d", i)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to unpack tx data any for tx %d", i)
 		}
 
 		// sender address should be in the tx cache from the previous AnteHandle call
 		from := msgEthTx.GetFrom()
 		if from.Empty() {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidAddress, "from address cannot be empty"),
-				"sender address should have been in the tx field from the previous AnteHandle call",
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidAddress, "from address cannot be empty")
 		}
 
 		// check whether the sender address is EOA
 		fromAddr := common.BytesToAddress(from)
 		codeHash := avd.evmKeeper.GetCodeHash(fromAddr)
 		if codeHash != common.BytesToHash(evmtypes.EmptyCodeHash) {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidType,
-				"the sender is not EOA: address <%v>, codeHash <%s>", fromAddr, codeHash), "")
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidType,
+				"the sender is not EOA: address <%v>, codeHash <%s>", fromAddr, codeHash)
 		}
 
 		acc := avd.ak.GetAccount(ctx, from)
@@ -165,7 +152,7 @@ func (avd EthAccountVerificationDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx
 		}
 
 		if err := evmkeeper.CheckSenderBalance(ctx, avd.bankKeeper, from, txData, evmDenom); err != nil {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to check sender balance")
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to check sender balance")
 		}
 
 	}
@@ -195,36 +182,30 @@ func (nvd EthNonceVerificationDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx,
 		return next(ctx, tx, simulate)
 	}
 
-	for i, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
+	for _, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
 		msgEthTx, ok := msg.(*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)
 		if !ok {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil)),
-				"failed to cast transaction %d", i,
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil))
 		}
 
 		// sender address should be in the tx cache from the previous AnteHandle call
 		seq, err := nvd.ak.GetSequence(ctx, msgEthTx.GetFrom())
 		if err != nil {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "sequence not found for address %s", msgEthTx.From)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(err, "sequence not found for address %s", msgEthTx.From)
 		}
 
 		txData, err := evmtypes.UnpackTxData(msgEthTx.Data)
 		if err != nil {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to unpack tx data")
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to unpack tx data")
 		}
 
 		// if multiple transactions are submitted in succession with increasing nonces,
 		// all will be rejected except the first, since the first needs to be included in a block
 		// before the sequence increments
 		if txData.GetNonce() != seq {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(
-					sdkerrors.ErrInvalidSequence,
-					"invalid nonce; got %d, expected %d", txData.GetNonce(), seq,
-				),
-				"",
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(
+				sdkerrors.ErrInvalidSequence,
+				"invalid nonce; got %d, expected %d", txData.GetNonce(), seq,
 			)
 		}
 	}
@@ -277,18 +258,15 @@ func (egcd EthGasConsumeDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simula
 
 	var events sdk.Events
 
-	for i, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
+	for _, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
 		msgEthTx, ok := msg.(*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)
 		if !ok {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil)),
-				"failed to cast transaction %d", i,
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil))
 		}
 
 		txData, err := evmtypes.UnpackTxData(msgEthTx.Data)
 		if err != nil {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to unpack tx data")
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to unpack tx data")
 		}
 
 		fees, err := egcd.evmKeeper.DeductTxCostsFromUserBalance(
@@ -301,7 +279,7 @@ func (egcd EthGasConsumeDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simula
 			london,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to deduct transaction costs from user balance")
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to deduct transaction costs from user balance")
 		}
 
 		events = append(events, sdk.NewEvent(sdk.EventTypeTx, sdk.NewAttribute(sdk.AttributeKeyFee, fees.String())))
@@ -353,13 +331,10 @@ func (ctd CanTransferDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simulate
 	ethCfg := params.ChainConfig.EthereumConfig(ctd.evmKeeper.ChainID())
 	signer := ethtypes.MakeSigner(ethCfg, big.NewInt(ctx.BlockHeight()))
 
-	for i, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
+	for _, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
 		msgEthTx, ok := msg.(*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)
 		if !ok {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil)),
-				"failed to cast transaction %d", i,
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil))
 		}
 
 		var baseFee *big.Int
@@ -369,7 +344,7 @@ func (ctd CanTransferDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simulate
 
 		coreMsg, err := msgEthTx.AsMessage(signer, baseFee)
 		if err != nil {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(
 				err,
 				"failed to create an ethereum core.Message from signer %T", signer,
 			)
@@ -387,24 +362,20 @@ func (ctd CanTransferDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simulate
 		// check that caller has enough balance to cover asset transfer for **topmost** call
 		// NOTE: here the gas consumed is from the context with the infinite gas meter
 		if coreMsg.Value().Sign() > 0 && !evm.Context.CanTransfer(ctd.evmKeeper, coreMsg.From(), coreMsg.Value()) {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInsufficientFunds, "address %s", coreMsg.From()),
-				"failed to transfer %s using the EVM block context transfer function", coreMsg.Value(),
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(
+				sdkerrors.ErrInsufficientFunds,
+				"failed to transfer %s from address %s using the EVM block context transfer function",
+				coreMsg.Value(),
+				coreMsg.From(),
 			)
 		}
 
 		if evmtypes.IsLondon(ethCfg, ctx.BlockHeight()) && !feeMktParams.NoBaseFee && baseFee == nil {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrap(evmtypes.ErrInvalidBaseFee, "base fee is supported but evm block context value is nil"),
-				"address %s", coreMsg.From(),
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(evmtypes.ErrInvalidBaseFee, "base fee is supported but evm block context value is nil")
 		}
 
 		if evmtypes.IsLondon(ethCfg, ctx.BlockHeight()) && !feeMktParams.NoBaseFee && baseFee != nil && coreMsg.GasFeeCap().Cmp(baseFee) < 0 {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(evmtypes.ErrInvalidBaseFee, "max fee per gas less than block base fee (%s < %s)", coreMsg.GasFeeCap(), baseFee),
-				"address %s", coreMsg.From(),
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(evmtypes.ErrInvalidBaseFee, "max fee per gas less than block base fee (%s < %s)", coreMsg.GasFeeCap(), baseFee)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -450,20 +421,17 @@ func (ald AccessListDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simulate b
 	// setup the keeper context before setting the access list
 	ald.evmKeeper.WithContext(ctx)
 
-	for i, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
+	for _, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
 		msgEthTx, ok := msg.(*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)
 		if !ok {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil)),
-				"failed to cast transaction %d", i,
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil))
 		}
 
 		sender := common.BytesToAddress(msgEthTx.GetFrom())
 
 		txData, err := evmtypes.UnpackTxData(msgEthTx.Data)
 		if err != nil {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to unpack tx data")
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to unpack tx data")
 		}
 
 		ald.evmKeeper.PrepareAccessList(sender, txData.GetTo(), vm.ActivePrecompiles(rules), txData.GetAccessList())
@@ -490,18 +458,15 @@ func NewEthIncrementSenderSequenceDecorator(ak evmtypes.AccountKeeper) EthIncrem
 // contract creation, the nonce will be incremented during the transaction execution and not within
 // this AnteHandler decorator.
 func (issd EthIncrementSenderSequenceDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simulate bool, next sdk.AnteHandler) (sdk.Context, error) {
-	for i, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
+	for _, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
 		msgEthTx, ok := msg.(*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)
 		if !ok {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil)),
-				"failed to cast transaction %d", i,
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil))
 		}
 
 		txData, err := evmtypes.UnpackTxData(msgEthTx.Data)
 		if err != nil {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to unpack tx data")
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to unpack tx data")
 		}
 
 		// NOTE: on contract creation, the nonce is incremented within the EVM Create function during tx execution
@@ -517,17 +482,14 @@ func (issd EthIncrementSenderSequenceDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx s
 			acc := issd.ak.GetAccount(ctx, addr)
 
 			if acc == nil {
-				return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-					sdkerrors.Wrapf(
-						sdkerrors.ErrUnknownAddress,
-						"account %s (%s) is nil", common.BytesToAddress(addr.Bytes()), addr,
-					),
-					"signer account not found",
+				return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(
+					sdkerrors.ErrUnknownAddress,
+					"account %s (%s) is nil", common.BytesToAddress(addr.Bytes()), addr,
 				)
 			}
 
 			if err := acc.SetSequence(acc.GetSequence() + 1); err != nil {
-				return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to set sequence to %d", acc.GetSequence()+1)
+				return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to set sequence to %d", acc.GetSequence()+1)
 			}
 
 			issd.ak.SetAccount(ctx, acc)
@@ -560,7 +522,7 @@ func (vbd EthValidateBasicDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simu
 	err := tx.ValidateBasic()
 	// ErrNoSignatures is fine with eth tx
 	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, sdkerrors.ErrNoSignatures) {
-		return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "tx basic validation failed")
+		return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "tx basic validation failed")
 	}
 
 	// For eth type cosmos tx, some fields should be veified as zero values,
@@ -569,78 +531,51 @@ func (vbd EthValidateBasicDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simu
 		protoTx := wrapperTx.GetProtoTx()
 		body := protoTx.Body
 		if body.Memo != "" || body.TimeoutHeight != uint64(0) || len(body.NonCriticalExtensionOptions) > 0 {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest,
-					"for eth tx body Memo TimeoutHeight NonCriticalExtensionOptions should be empty"),
-				"invalid data in tx",
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest,
+				"for eth tx body Memo TimeoutHeight NonCriticalExtensionOptions should be empty")
 		}
 
 		if len(body.ExtensionOptions) != 1 {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "for eth tx length of ExtensionOptions should be 1"),
-				"invalid data in tx",
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "for eth tx length of ExtensionOptions should be 1")
 		}
 
 		if len(protoTx.GetMsgs()) != 1 {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "only 1 ethereum msg supported per tx"),
-				"",
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "only 1 ethereum msg supported per tx")
 		}
 		msg := protoTx.GetMsgs()[0]
 		msgEthTx, ok := msg.(*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)
 		if !ok {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil)),
-				"failed to cast transaction",
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "invalid transaction type %T, expected %T", tx, (*evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx)(nil))
 		}
 		ethGasLimit := msgEthTx.GetGas()
 
 		txData, err := evmtypes.UnpackTxData(msgEthTx.Data)
 		if err != nil {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to unpack MsgEthereumTx Data")
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to unpack MsgEthereumTx Data")
 		}
 		params := vbd.evmKeeper.GetParams(ctx)
 		ethFeeAmount := sdk.Coins{sdk.NewCoin(params.EvmDenom, sdk.NewIntFromBigInt(txData.Fee()))}
 
 		authInfo := protoTx.AuthInfo
 		if len(authInfo.SignerInfos) > 0 {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "for eth tx AuthInfo SignerInfos should be empty"),
-				"invalid data in tx",
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "for eth tx AuthInfo SignerInfos should be empty")
 		}
 
 		if authInfo.Fee.Payer != "" || authInfo.Fee.Granter != "" {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "for eth tx AuthInfo Fee payer and granter should be empty"),
-				"invalid data in tx",
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "for eth tx AuthInfo Fee payer and granter should be empty")
 		}
 
 		if !authInfo.Fee.Amount.IsEqual(ethFeeAmount) {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "invalid eth tx AuthInfo Fee Amount"),
-				"invalid data in tx",
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "invalid eth tx AuthInfo Fee Amount")
 		}
 
 		if authInfo.Fee.GasLimit != ethGasLimit {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "invalid eth tx AuthInfo Fee GasLimit"),
-				"invalid data in tx",
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "invalid eth tx AuthInfo Fee GasLimit")
 		}
 
 		sigs := protoTx.Signatures
 		if len(sigs) > 0 {
-			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(
-				sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "for eth tx Signatures should be empty"),
-				"invalid data in tx",
-			)
+			return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "for eth tx Signatures should be empty")
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8f73079942..be3c461265 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.11.9 // indirect
 	github.com/miguelmota/go-ethereum-hdwallet v0.1.1
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.5
-	github.com/palantir/stacktrace v0.0.0-20161112013806-78658fd2d177
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/rakyll/statik v0.1.7
 	github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics v0.0.0-20201227073835-cf1acfcdf475 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a9d3e8db4b..532135f61b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -799,8 +799,6 @@ github.com/otiai10/curr v1.0.0/go.mod h1:LskTG5wDwr8Rs+nNQ+1LlxRjAtTZZjtJW4rMXl6
 github.com/otiai10/mint v1.3.0/go.mod h1:F5AjcsTsWUqX+Na9fpHb52P8pcRX2CI6A3ctIT91xUo=
 github.com/otiai10/mint v1.3.2/go.mod h1:/yxELlJQ0ufhjUwhshSj+wFjZ78CnZ48/1wtmBH1OTc=
 github.com/pact-foundation/pact-go v1.0.4/go.mod h1:uExwJY4kCzNPcHRj+hCR/HBbOOIwwtUjcrb0b5/5kLM=
-github.com/palantir/stacktrace v0.0.0-20161112013806-78658fd2d177 h1:nRlQD0u1871kaznCnn1EvYiMbum36v7hw1DLPEjds4o=
-github.com/palantir/stacktrace v0.0.0-20161112013806-78658fd2d177/go.mod h1:ao5zGxj8Z4x60IOVYZUbDSmt3R8Ddo080vEgPosHpak=
 github.com/pascaldekloe/goe v0.0.0-20180627143212-57f6aae5913c/go.mod h1:lzWF7FIEvWOWxwDKqyGYQf6ZUaNfKdP144TG7ZOy1lc=
 github.com/pascaldekloe/goe v0.1.0 h1:cBOtyMzM9HTpWjXfbbunk26uA6nG3a8n06Wieeh0MwY=
 github.com/pascaldekloe/goe v0.1.0/go.mod h1:lzWF7FIEvWOWxwDKqyGYQf6ZUaNfKdP144TG7ZOy1lc=
diff --git a/rpc/ethereum/backend/backend.go b/rpc/ethereum/backend/backend.go
index 32b2308e63..908dd9b28e 100644
--- a/rpc/ethereum/backend/backend.go
+++ b/rpc/ethereum/backend/backend.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
+	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	authtx "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
@@ -810,10 +811,10 @@ func (e *EVMBackend) SendTransaction(args evmtypes.TransactionArgs) (common.Hash
 	// NOTE: If error is encountered on the node, the broadcast will not return an error
 	syncCtx := e.clientCtx.WithBroadcastMode(flags.BroadcastSync)
 	rsp, err := syncCtx.BroadcastTx(txBytes)
-	if err != nil || rsp.Code != 0 {
-		if err == nil {
-			err = errors.New(rsp.RawLog)
-		}
+	if rsp != nil && rsp.Code != 0 {
+		err = sdkerrors.ABCIError(rsp.Codespace, rsp.Code, rsp.RawLog)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
 		e.logger.Error("failed to broadcast tx", "error", err.Error())
 		return txHash, err
 	}
diff --git a/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/eth/api.go b/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/eth/api.go
index d46b4edcd4..d0a230e2b0 100644
--- a/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/eth/api.go
+++ b/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/eth/api.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
@@ -479,10 +480,10 @@ func (e *PublicAPI) SendRawTransaction(data hexutil.Bytes) (common.Hash, error)
 
 	syncCtx := e.clientCtx.WithBroadcastMode(flags.BroadcastSync)
 	rsp, err := syncCtx.BroadcastTx(txBytes)
-	if err != nil || rsp.Code != 0 {
-		if err == nil {
-			err = errors.New(rsp.RawLog)
-		}
+	if rsp != nil && rsp.Code != 0 {
+		err = sdkerrors.ABCIError(rsp.Codespace, rsp.Code, rsp.RawLog)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
 		e.logger.Error("failed to broadcast tx", "error", err.Error())
 		return txHash, err
 	}
diff --git a/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/miner/api.go b/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/miner/api.go
index 0ae4e6e977..3b82473c3f 100644
--- a/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/miner/api.go
+++ b/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/miner/api.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package miner
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"math/big"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	sdkconfig "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/config"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 
 	authtx "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/tx"
 	distributiontypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/types"
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ func (api *API) SetEtherbase(etherbase common.Address) bool {
 	// NOTE: If error is encountered on the node, the broadcast will not return an error
 	syncCtx := api.clientCtx.WithBroadcastMode(flags.BroadcastSync)
 	rsp, err := syncCtx.BroadcastTx(txBytes)
-	if err != nil || rsp.Code != 0 {
-		if err == nil {
-			err = errors.New(rsp.RawLog)
-		}
+	if rsp != nil && rsp.Code != 0 {
+		err = sdkerrors.ABCIError(rsp.Codespace, rsp.Code, rsp.RawLog)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
 		api.logger.Debug("failed to broadcast tx", "error", err.Error())
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/grpc_query.go b/x/evm/keeper/grpc_query.go
index 31f26ff025..3c5cbd73e8 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/grpc_query.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/grpc_query.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/tracers"
 
-	"github.com/palantir/stacktrace"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
@@ -313,7 +312,7 @@ func (k Keeper) EstimateGas(c context.Context, req *types.EthCallRequest) (*type
 		rsp, err = k.ApplyMessageWithConfig(msg, nil, false, cfg)
 
 		if err != nil {
-			if errors.Is(stacktrace.RootCause(err), core.ErrIntrinsicGas) {
+			if errors.Is(err, core.ErrIntrinsicGas) {
 				return true, nil, nil // Special case, raise gas limit
 			}
 			return true, nil, err // Bail out
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go b/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go
index b735310ca1..750554b76a 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/prefix"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	paramtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	ethtypes "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
-	"github.com/palantir/stacktrace"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
@@ -341,11 +341,11 @@ func (k Keeper) ClearBalance(addr sdk.AccAddress) (prevBalance sdk.Coin, err err
 	prevBalance = k.bankKeeper.GetBalance(k.Ctx(), addr, params.EvmDenom)
 	if prevBalance.IsPositive() {
 		if err := k.bankKeeper.SendCoinsFromAccountToModule(k.Ctx(), addr, types.ModuleName, sdk.Coins{prevBalance}); err != nil {
-			return sdk.Coin{}, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to transfer to module account")
+			return sdk.Coin{}, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to transfer to module account")
 		}
 
 		if err := k.bankKeeper.BurnCoins(k.Ctx(), types.ModuleName, sdk.Coins{prevBalance}); err != nil {
-			return sdk.Coin{}, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to burn coins from evm module account")
+			return sdk.Coin{}, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to burn coins from evm module account")
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/evm/keeper/msg_server.go
index 056b660a95..c12a877c84 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/palantir/stacktrace"
-
 	tmbytes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/bytes"
 	tmtypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 
 	"github.com/tharsis/ethermint/x/evm/types"
 )
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) EthereumTx(goCtx context.Context, msg *types.MsgEthereumTx) (*t
 
 	response, err := k.ApplyTransaction(tx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to apply transaction")
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to apply transaction")
 	}
 
 	attrs := []sdk.Attribute{
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) EthereumTx(goCtx context.Context, msg *types.MsgEthereumTx) (*t
 	for _, log := range response.Logs {
 		value, err := json.Marshal(log)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to encode log")
+			return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to encode log")
 		}
 		txLogAttrs = append(txLogAttrs, sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyTxLog, string(value)))
 	}
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/state_transition.go b/x/evm/keeper/state_transition.go
index 1b3b0d20c1..02c64224d7 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/state_transition.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/state_transition.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package keeper
 import (
 	"math/big"
 
-	"github.com/palantir/stacktrace"
 	tmtypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) EVMConfig(ctx sdk.Context) (*types.EVMConfig, error) {
 	// get the coinbase address from the block proposer
 	coinbase, err := k.GetCoinbaseAddress(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to obtain coinbase address")
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to obtain coinbase address")
 	}
 
 	var baseFee *big.Int
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) ApplyTransaction(tx *ethtypes.Transaction) (*types.MsgEthereumT
 
 	cfg, err := k.EVMConfig(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to load evm config")
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to load evm config")
 	}
 
 	// get the latest signer according to the chain rules from the config
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) ApplyTransaction(tx *ethtypes.Transaction) (*types.MsgEthereumT
 
 	msg, err := tx.AsMessage(signer, baseFee)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to return ethereum transaction as core message")
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to return ethereum transaction as core message")
 	}
 
 	txHash := tx.Hash()
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) ApplyTransaction(tx *ethtypes.Transaction) (*types.MsgEthereumT
 
 	res, err := k.ApplyMessageWithConfig(msg, nil, true, cfg)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to apply ethereum core message")
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to apply ethereum core message")
 	}
 
 	res.Hash = txHash.Hex()
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) ApplyTransaction(tx *ethtypes.Transaction) (*types.MsgEthereumT
 
 	// refund gas according to Ethereum gas accounting rules.
 	if err := k.RefundGas(msg, msg.Gas()-res.GasUsed, cfg.Params.EvmDenom); err != nil {
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to refund gas leftover gas to sender %s", msg.From())
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to refund gas leftover gas to sender %s", msg.From())
 	}
 
 	if len(logs) > 0 {
@@ -314,9 +313,9 @@ func (k *Keeper) ApplyMessageWithConfig(msg core.Message, tracer vm.Tracer, comm
 
 	// return error if contract creation or call are disabled through governance
 	if !cfg.Params.EnableCreate && msg.To() == nil {
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(types.ErrCreateDisabled, "failed to create new contract")
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(types.ErrCreateDisabled, "failed to create new contract")
 	} else if !cfg.Params.EnableCall && msg.To() != nil {
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(types.ErrCallDisabled, "failed to call contract")
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(types.ErrCallDisabled, "failed to call contract")
 	}
 
 	sender := vm.AccountRef(msg.From())
@@ -326,12 +325,12 @@ func (k *Keeper) ApplyMessageWithConfig(msg core.Message, tracer vm.Tracer, comm
 	intrinsicGas, err := k.GetEthIntrinsicGas(msg, cfg.ChainConfig, contractCreation)
 	if err != nil {
 		// should have already been checked on Ante Handler
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "intrinsic gas failed")
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "intrinsic gas failed")
 	}
 	// Should check again even if it is checked on Ante Handler, because eth_call don't go through Ante Handler.
 	if msg.Gas() < intrinsicGas {
 		// eth_estimateGas will check for this exact error
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(core.ErrIntrinsicGas, "apply message")
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(core.ErrIntrinsicGas, "apply message")
 	}
 	leftoverGas := msg.Gas() - intrinsicGas
 
@@ -356,12 +355,12 @@ func (k *Keeper) ApplyMessageWithConfig(msg core.Message, tracer vm.Tracer, comm
 
 	// calculate gas refund
 	if msg.Gas() < leftoverGas {
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(types.ErrGasOverflow, "apply message")
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(types.ErrGasOverflow, "apply message")
 	}
 	gasUsed := msg.Gas() - leftoverGas
 	refund := k.GasToRefund(gasUsed, refundQuotient)
 	if refund > gasUsed {
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(types.ErrGasOverflow, "apply message")
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(types.ErrGasOverflow, "apply message")
 	}
 	gasUsed -= refund
 
@@ -390,7 +389,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) ApplyMessageWithConfig(msg core.Message, tracer vm.Tracer, comm
 func (k *Keeper) ApplyMessage(msg core.Message, tracer vm.Tracer, commit bool) (*types.MsgEthereumTxResponse, error) {
 	cfg, err := k.EVMConfig(k.Ctx())
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to load evm config")
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to load evm config")
 	}
 	return k.ApplyMessageWithConfig(msg, tracer, commit, cfg)
 }
@@ -438,7 +437,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) RefundGas(msg core.Message, leftoverGas uint64, denom string) e
 		err := k.bankKeeper.SendCoinsFromModuleToAccount(k.Ctx(), authtypes.FeeCollectorName, msg.From().Bytes(), refundedCoins)
 		if err != nil {
 			err = sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInsufficientFunds, "fee collector account failed to refund fees: %s", err.Error())
-			return stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to refund %d leftover gas (%s)", leftoverGas, refundedCoins.String())
+			return sdkerrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to refund %d leftover gas (%s)", leftoverGas, refundedCoins.String())
 		}
 	default:
 		// no refund, consume gas and update the tx gas meter
@@ -461,9 +460,10 @@ func (k Keeper) GetCoinbaseAddress(ctx sdk.Context) (common.Address, error) {
 	consAddr := sdk.ConsAddress(ctx.BlockHeader().ProposerAddress)
 	validator, found := k.stakingKeeper.GetValidatorByConsAddr(ctx, consAddr)
 	if !found {
-		return common.Address{}, stacktrace.Propagate(
-			sdkerrors.Wrap(stakingtypes.ErrNoValidatorFound, consAddr.String()),
-			"failed to retrieve validator from block proposer address",
+		return common.Address{}, sdkerrors.Wrapf(
+			stakingtypes.ErrNoValidatorFound,
+			"failed to retrieve validator from block proposer address %s",
+			consAddr.String(),
 		)
 	}
 
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/utils.go b/x/evm/keeper/utils.go
index 44c70466f4..6a8b4e88e8 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/utils.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/utils.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	authante "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/ante"
-	"github.com/palantir/stacktrace"
 
 	evmtypes "github.com/tharsis/ethermint/x/evm/types"
 
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ func (k Keeper) DeductTxCostsFromUserBalance(
 	// fetch sender account from signature
 	signerAcc, err := authante.GetSignerAcc(ctx, k.accountKeeper, msgEthTx.GetFrom())
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "account not found for sender %s", msgEthTx.From)
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrapf(err, "account not found for sender %s", msgEthTx.From)
 	}
 
 	gasLimit := txData.GetGas()
@@ -40,9 +39,9 @@ func (k Keeper) DeductTxCostsFromUserBalance(
 
 	intrinsicGas, err := core.IntrinsicGas(txData.GetData(), accessList, isContractCreation, homestead, istanbul)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(sdkerrors.Wrap(
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrapf(
 			err,
-			"failed to compute intrinsic gas cost"), "failed to retrieve intrinsic gas, contract creation = %t; homestead = %t, istanbul = %t",
+			"failed to retrieve intrinsic gas, contract creation = %t; homestead = %t, istanbul = %t",
 			isContractCreation, homestead, istanbul,
 		)
 	}
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ func (k Keeper) DeductTxCostsFromUserBalance(
 
 	// deduct the full gas cost from the user balance
 	if err := authante.DeductFees(k.bankKeeper, ctx, signerAcc, fees); err != nil {
-		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrapf(
 			err,
 			"failed to deduct full gas cost %s from the user %s balance",
 			fees, msgEthTx.From,
@@ -99,22 +98,16 @@ func CheckSenderBalance(
 	cost := txData.Cost()
 
 	if cost.Sign() < 0 {
-		return stacktrace.Propagate(
-			sdkerrors.Wrapf(
-				sdkerrors.ErrInvalidCoins,
-				"tx cost (%s%s) is negative and invalid", cost, denom,
-			),
-			"tx cost amount should never be negative")
+		return sdkerrors.Wrapf(
+			sdkerrors.ErrInvalidCoins,
+			"tx cost (%s%s) is negative and invalid", cost, denom,
+		)
 	}
 
 	if balance.IsNegative() || balance.Amount.BigInt().Cmp(cost) < 0 {
-		return stacktrace.Propagate(
-			sdkerrors.Wrapf(
-				sdkerrors.ErrInsufficientFunds,
-				"sender balance < tx cost (%s < %s%s)", balance, txData.Cost(), denom,
-			),
-			"sender should have had enough funds to pay for tx cost = fee + amount (%s = %s + %s)",
-			cost, txData.Fee(), txData.GetValue(),
+		return sdkerrors.Wrapf(
+			sdkerrors.ErrInsufficientFunds,
+			"sender balance < tx cost (%s < %s%s)", balance, txData.Cost(), denom,
 		)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/x/evm/types/chain_config.go b/x/evm/types/chain_config.go
index 5de285e0bb..2efa47b178 100644
--- a/x/evm/types/chain_config.go
+++ b/x/evm/types/chain_config.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (cc ChainConfig) Validate() error {
 
 func validateHash(hex string) error {
 	if hex != "" && strings.TrimSpace(hex) == "" {
-		return sdkerrors.Wrapf(ErrInvalidChainConfig, "hash cannot be blank")
+		return sdkerrors.Wrap(ErrInvalidChainConfig, "hash cannot be blank")
 	}
 
 	return nil