bring v16.0.0 changelog to main (#3084)

Co-authored-by: MSalopek <[email protected]>

.changelog/unreleased/state-breaking/3001-adding-ica-controller.md → .changelog/v16.0.0/features/3001-adding-ica-controller.md

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-- Added ICA Controller sub-module
+- Add ICA Controller sub-module
   ([\#3001](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3001))

.changelog/unreleased/features/3038-ibc-fee.md → .changelog/v16.0.0/features/3038-ibc-fee.md

@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-- Add the [IBC Fee Module](https://ibc.cosmos.network/v7/middleware/ics29-fee/overview) 
-  [v7.3.2](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/releases/tag/v7.3.2).
+- Add the [IBC Fee Module](https://ibc.cosmos.network/v7/middleware/ics29-fee/overview).
   ([\#3038](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3038))

.changelog/unreleased/features/3042-rate-limits.md → .changelog/v16.0.0/features/3042-rate-limits.md

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-- Adding rate limits to IBC transfer channels cf.
+- Add rate limits to IBC transfer channels cf.
   https://www.mintscan.io/cosmos/proposals/890.
   ([\#3042](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3042))

.changelog/unreleased/features/3001-adding-ica-controller.md → .changelog/v16.0.0/state-breaking/3001-adding-ica-controller.md

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-- Added ICA Controller sub-module
+- Add ICA Controller sub-module
   ([\#3001](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3001))

.changelog/unreleased/state-breaking/3038-ibc-fee.md → .changelog/v16.0.0/state-breaking/3038-ibc-fee.md

@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-- Add the [IBC Fee Module](https://ibc.cosmos.network/v7/middleware/ics29-fee/overview) 
-  [v7.3.2](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/releases/tag/v7.3.2).
+- Add the [IBC Fee Module](https://ibc.cosmos.network/v7/middleware/ics29-fee/overview).
   ([\#3038](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3038))

.changelog/v16.0.0/state-breaking/3062-bump-ics.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- Bump [ICS](https://github.com/cosmos/interchain-security) to
+  [v4.1.0-lsm](https://github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/releases/tag/v4.1.0-lsm)
+  ([\#3062](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3062))

.changelog/v16.0.0/summary.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*23rd April, 2024*

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,69 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## v16.0.0
+
+*23rd April, 2024*
+
+### DEPENDENCIES
+
+- Bump [PFM](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/tree/main/middleware)
+  to [v7.1.3](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/releases/tag/middleware%2Fpacket-forward-middleware%2Fv7.1.3).
+  ([\#3021](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3021))
+- Bump [ibc-go](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go) to
+  [v7.4.0](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/releases/tag/v7.4.0)
+  ([\#3039](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3039))
+- Bump [ICS](https://github.com/cosmos/interchain-security) to
+  [v4.1.0-lsm](https://github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/releases/tag/v4.1.0-lsm)
+  ([\#3062](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3062))
+- Bump [ICS](https://github.com/cosmos/interchain-security) to
+  [v4.1.1-lsm](https://github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/releases/tag/v4.1.1-lsm)
+  ([\#3071](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3071))
+- Bump [cosmos-sdk](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk) to
+  [v0.47.13-ics-lsm](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/tree/v0.47.13-ics-lsm).
+  This is a special cosmos-sdk branch with support for both ICS and LSM.
+  ([\#3078](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3078))
+- Bump [CometBFT](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft)
+  to [v0.37.5](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft/releases/tag/v0.37.5)
+  ([\#3078](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3078))
+
+### FEATURES
+
+- Add ICA Controller sub-module
+  ([\#3001](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3001))
+- Add the [IBC Rate Limit module](https://github.com/Stride-Labs/ibc-rate-limiting).
+  ([\#3002](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3002))
+- Add the [IBC Fee Module](https://ibc.cosmos.network/v7/middleware/ics29-fee/overview).
+  ([\#3038](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3038))
+- Add rate limits to IBC transfer channels cf.
+  https://www.mintscan.io/cosmos/proposals/890.
+  ([\#3042](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3042))
+- Initialize ICS epochs by adding a consumer validator set for every existing consumer chain.
+  ([\#3079](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3079))
+
+### STATE BREAKING
+
+- Add ICA Controller sub-module
+  ([\#3001](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3001))
+- Add the [IBC Rate Limit module](https://github.com/Stride-Labs/ibc-rate-limiting).
+  ([\#3002](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3002))
+- Add the [IBC Fee Module](https://ibc.cosmos.network/v7/middleware/ics29-fee/overview).
+  ([\#3038](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3038))
+- Bump [ibc-go](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go) to
+  [v7.4.0](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/releases/tag/v7.4.0)
+  ([\#3039](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3039))
+- Bump [ICS](https://github.com/cosmos/interchain-security) to
+  [v4.1.0-lsm](https://github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/releases/tag/v4.1.0-lsm)
+  ([\#3062](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3062))
+- Bump [cosmos-sdk](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk) to
+  [v0.47.13-ics-lsm](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/tree/v0.47.13-ics-lsm).
+  This is a special cosmos-sdk branch with support for both ICS and LSM.
+  ([\#3078](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3078))
+- Bump [CometBFT](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft)
+  to [v0.37.5](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft/releases/tag/v0.37.5)
+  ([\#3078](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3078))
+- Initialize ICS epochs by adding a consumer validator set for every existing consumer chain.
+  ([\#3079](https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/pull/3079))
+
 ## v15.2.0
 
 *March 29, 2024*