diff --git a/client/components/onboarding/Welcome.tsx b/client/components/onboarding/Welcome.tsx
index 6bc91897..d240bc24 100644
--- a/client/components/onboarding/Welcome.tsx
+++ b/client/components/onboarding/Welcome.tsx
@@ -534,33 +534,19 @@ export default function Welcome({
           ) : (
             <>
               <p className="text-foreground/80">
-                Check your inbox for the AeThex verification email. You must
-                confirm it before you can sign in again.
+                Check your inbox for the AeThex confirmation email we sent during sign-up. Click the verification link in that email to confirm your account.
               </p>
               <ul className="list-disc space-y-1 pl-5 text-foreground/70">
-                <li>Look in your spam or promotions folder.</li>
+                <li>Check your email inbox and spam folder.</li>
                 <li>
-                  Add
+                  The confirmation email is from
                   <span className="mx-1 font-mono text-xs text-foreground/80">
-                    support@aethex.biz
+                    support@aethex.tech
                   </span>
-                  to your safe sender list.
                 </li>
-                <li>Use the buttons below to resend or check your status.</li>
+                <li>Once verified, click the button below to continue.</li>
               </ul>
-              <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 sm:flex-row sm:flex-wrap">
-                <Button
-                  type="button"
-                  variant="outline"
-                  className="border-border/50"
-                  onClick={handleResendVerification}
-                  disabled={isSendingVerification}
-                >
-                  {isSendingVerification && (
-                    <Loader2 className="mr-2 h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />
-                  )}
-                  Resend verification email
-                </Button>
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
                 <Button
                   type="button"
                   variant="secondary"
@@ -571,74 +557,9 @@ export default function Welcome({
                   {isCheckingVerification && (
                     <Loader2 className="mr-2 h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />
                   )}
-                  I verified, check again
+                  I verified, check status
                 </Button>
               </div>
-              {fallbackVerificationLink ? (
-                <div className="space-y-2 rounded border border-border/40 bg-background/60 p-3">
-                  <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                    Email delivery failed. Copy this link into your browser to
-                    verify manually:
-                  </p>
-                  <p className="break-all rounded bg-background/80 px-3 py-2 font-mono text-[11px] text-foreground/90">
-                    {fallbackVerificationLink}
-                  </p>
-                  <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-                    <Button
-                      type="button"
-                      size="sm"
-                      variant="outline"
-                      className="border-aethex-400/40"
-                      onClick={() =>
-                        window.open(
-                          fallbackVerificationLink,
-                          "_blank",
-                          "noopener",
-                        )
-                      }
-                    >
-                      Open verification link
-                    </Button>
-                    <Button
-                      type="button"
-                      size="sm"
-                      variant="ghost"
-                      className="text-aethex-300 hover:text-aethex-200"
-                      onClick={() => {
-                        if (
-                          typeof navigator !== "undefined" &&
-                          navigator.clipboard?.writeText
-                        ) {
-                          navigator.clipboard
-                            .writeText(fallbackVerificationLink)
-                            .then(() =>
-                              toastInfo({
-                                title: "Link copied",
-                                description:
-                                  "Paste the link into your browser to verify.",
-                              }),
-                            )
-                            .catch(() =>
-                              toastWarning({
-                                title: "Copy failed",
-                                description:
-                                  "Copy the link manually from the box above.",
-                              }),
-                            );
-                        } else {
-                          toastWarning({
-                            title: "Copy unavailable",
-                            description:
-                              "Copy the link manually from the box above.",
-                          });
-                        }
-                      }}
-                    >
-                      Copy link
-                    </Button>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-              ) : null}
             </>
           )}
         </CardContent>