diff --git a/src/components/FeedSidebar.tsx b/src/components/FeedSidebar.tsx
index 114195a..cb52b99 100644
--- a/src/components/FeedSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FeedSidebar.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { TrendingUp, Users, Eye } from 'lucide-react';
+import { TrendingUp, Users, Eye, CheckCircle } from 'lucide-react';
 
 import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
@@ -92,11 +92,10 @@ const FeedSidebar: React.FC = () => {
               </div>
             )}
 
-            {verificationStatus === EVerificationStatus.WALLET_CONNECTED &&
-              !ordinalDetails && (
+            {verificationStatus === EVerificationStatus.WALLET_CONNECTED && (
                 <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                  <Eye className="w-3 h-3 inline mr-1" />
-                  Read-only mode. Acquire Ordinals to post.
+                  <CheckCircle className="w-3 h-3 inline mr-1" />
+                  Connected. You can post, comment, and vote.
                 </div>
               )}
           </CardContent>
diff --git a/src/components/Header.tsx b/src/components/Header.tsx
index eceacb8..bfc3a60 100644
--- a/src/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Header.tsx
@@ -234,14 +234,13 @@ const Header = () => {
                   >
                     {getStatusIcon()}
                     <span className="ml-1">
-                      {verificationStatus ===
-                        EVerificationStatus.ENS_ORDINAL_VERIFIED &&
-                      delegationInfo?.isValid
-                        ? 'READY'
-                        : verificationStatus ===
-                            EVerificationStatus.ENS_ORDINAL_VERIFIED
-                          ? 'EXPIRED'
-                          : 'VERIFY'}
+                      {verificationStatus === EVerificationStatus.WALLET_UNCONNECTED
+                        ? 'CONNECT'
+                        : delegationInfo?.isValid
+                          ? 'READY'
+                          : verificationStatus === EVerificationStatus.ENS_ORDINAL_VERIFIED
+                            ? 'EXPIRED'
+                            : 'DELEGATE'}
                     </span>
                   </Badge>
 
diff --git a/src/components/PostList.tsx b/src/components/PostList.tsx
index 1811db6..fbc4512 100644
--- a/src/components/PostList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PostList.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   useAuth,
   useForumData,
 } from '@/hooks';
-import { EVerificationStatus } from '@/types/identity';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
 import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea';
@@ -23,13 +22,11 @@ import {
   ArrowUp,
   ArrowDown,
   RefreshCw,
-  Eye,
   Shield,
   UserX,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { formatDistanceToNow } from 'date-fns';
 import { CypherImage } from './ui/CypherImage';
-import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
 import { AuthorDisplay } from './ui/author-display';
 import {
   Tooltip,
@@ -55,7 +52,7 @@ const PostList = () => {
   } = useForumActions();
   const { canPost, canVote, canModerate } = usePermissions();
   const userVotes = useUserVotes();
-  const { currentUser, verificationStatus } = useAuth();
+  const { currentUser } = useAuth();
   const { commentsByPost } = useForumData();
 
   const [newPostTitle, setNewPostTitle] = useState('');
@@ -248,22 +245,6 @@ const PostList = () => {
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {!canPost &&
-        verificationStatus === EVerificationStatus.WALLET_CONNECTED && (
-          <div className="section-spacing content-card-sm">
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
-              <Eye className="w-4 h-4 text-cyber-neutral" />
-              <h3 className="font-medium">Read-Only Mode</h3>
-            </div>
-            <p className="text-sm text-cyber-neutral mb-2">
-              Your wallet does not contain any Ordinal Operators. You can browse
-              threads but cannot post or interact.
-            </p>
-            <Badge variant="outline" className="text-xs">
-              No Ordinals Found
-            </Badge>
-          </div>
-        )}
 
       {!canPost && !currentUser && (
         <div className="section-spacing content-card-sm text-center">
diff --git a/src/hooks/core/usePermissions.ts b/src/hooks/core/usePermissions.ts
index 0d64c6c..491b489 100644
--- a/src/hooks/core/usePermissions.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/core/usePermissions.ts
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ export function usePermissions(): Permission &
     return {
       voteReason: permissions.canVote
         ? 'You can vote'
-        : 'Verify ENS or Logos ordinal to vote',
+        : 'Connect your wallet to vote',
       postReason: permissions.canPost
         ? 'You can post'
-        : 'Verify ENS or Logos ordinal to post',
+        : 'Connect your wallet to post',
       commentReason: permissions.canComment
         ? 'You can comment'
-        : 'Verify ENS or Logos ordinal to comment',
+        : 'Connect your wallet to comment',
       createCellReason: permissions.canCreateCell
         ? 'You can create cells'
         : 'Verify ENS or Logos ordinal to create cells',