diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 344c6f1..435a796 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,3 +37,9 @@ In the root of the repo run `./scripts/android.sh build|release v7|v8|x86`, wher
 ## License
 
 Apache License v2.0.
+
+## Credits
+
+**Goblin** — the Cash App-style, Nostr-native payments experience layered on top of this wallet (end-to-end encrypted NIP-17 payments over Tor, in-app identity, and the goblin.st identity service) — was designed and built with development assistance from **Claude** ([Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com)).
+
+The underlying cross-platform grin wallet is the upstream **Grim** project.
diff --git a/src/gui/views/goblin/onboarding.rs b/src/gui/views/goblin/onboarding.rs
index 0f90885..2108bca 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/goblin/onboarding.rs
+++ b/src/gui/views/goblin/onboarding.rs
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ impl OnboardingContent {
 				 or addresses on its chain.",
 			),
 			(
-				"Pay people, not addresses",
-				"Payments travel as end-to-end encrypted messages over nostr \
-				 and Tor. Goblin handles the plumbing; relays only ever see \
-				 ciphertext.",
+				"Send like a message",
+				"Pay a @username or npub and it arrives as an end-to-end \
+				 encrypted message over nostr and Tor — no one in between can \
+				 see the amount or who's involved.",
 			),
 			(
 				"Yours alone",
@@ -719,8 +719,9 @@ impl OnboardingContent {
 			ui.label(
 				RichText::new(
 					"A fresh key, made for payments — deliberately not part \
-					 of your seed, so you can replace it without touching \
-					 your funds. Back it up later in Settings → Identity.",
+					 of your seed, so you can rotate it anytime to maintain \
+					 your privacy, without ever touching your funds. Back it \
+					 up in Settings → Identity.",
 				)
 				.font(FontId::new(12.5, fonts::regular()))
 				.color(t.surface_text_dim),
@@ -728,9 +729,9 @@ impl OnboardingContent {
 			ui.add_space(6.0);
 			ui.label(
 				RichText::new(
-					"Want a clean slate later? Swap in a brand-new key any \
-					 time from Settings — your grin stays put, and the new \
-					 you isn't linked to the old one. Same wallet, fresh face.",
+					"Want a clean slate? Swap in a brand-new key any time — \
+					 the new you isn't linked to the old one. Same wallet, \
+					 fresh face.",
 				)
 				.font(FontId::new(12.5, fonts::regular()))
 				.color(t.surface_text_dim),
diff --git a/src/gui/views/goblin/widgets.rs b/src/gui/views/goblin/widgets.rs
index 5e03ca6..3d743ad 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/goblin/widgets.rs
+++ b/src/gui/views/goblin/widgets.rs
@@ -342,16 +342,19 @@ pub fn field_well(ui: &mut Ui, content: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui)) {
 /// A balance hero block: kicker, big number + ツ, optional fiat line.
 pub fn balance_hero(ui: &mut Ui, atomic: u64, fiat: Option<&str>, size: f32) {
 	let t = theme::tokens();
-	kicker(ui, "Balance");
+	// Centered to match the Pay amount and the empty-state below it.
+	ui.vertical_centered(|ui| kicker(ui, "Balance"));
 	ui.add_space(6.0);
-	amount_text(ui, &amount_str(atomic), size);
+	amount_text_centered(ui, &amount_str(atomic), size);
 	if let Some(fiat) = fiat {
 		ui.add_space(4.0);
-		ui.label(
-			RichText::new(fiat)
-				.font(FontId::new(13.0, fonts::regular()))
-				.color(t.text_dim),
-		);
+		ui.vertical_centered(|ui| {
+			ui.label(
+				RichText::new(fiat)
+					.font(FontId::new(13.0, fonts::regular()))
+					.color(t.text_dim),
+			);
+		});
 	}
 }