diff --git a/bundled-addons/bchwallet/addon.json b/bundled-addons/bchwallet/addon.json
index 3644ec58..d824c36c 100644
--- a/bundled-addons/bchwallet/addon.json
+++ b/bundled-addons/bchwallet/addon.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "id": "bchwallet",
   "name": "Aegis Wallet",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
-  "description": "Multi-chain wallet (BCH mainnet/chipnet, Tron mainnet/Nile, Siacoin, DigiByte) derived from your Theseus vault. Dapps get window.bitcoincash on .x sites and window.tronWeb / window.tronLink on any https page.",
+  "version": "0.3.1",
+  "description": "Multi-chain wallet (BCH, BTC, TRX, ETH, SOL, SC, DGB) derived from your Theseus vault. Dapps get window.bitcoincash on .x sites; window.tronWeb / window.tronLink / window.ethereum / window.solana on any https page.",
   "author": "Silent Mode",
   "icon": "🛡",
   "main": "index.js",
diff --git a/bundled-addons/bchwallet/panel.html b/bundled-addons/bchwallet/panel.html
index 4121cb6a..44d477ea 100644
--- a/bundled-addons/bchwallet/panel.html
+++ b/bundled-addons/bchwallet/panel.html
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 <head>
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <title>Aegis Wallet</title>
-<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="data:image/svg+xml;utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A//www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%2032%2032'%3E%3Cpolygon%20points%3D'16%2C2%2029%2C9%2029%2C23%2016%2C30%203%2C23%203%2C9'%20fill%3D'none'%20stroke%3D'%23d6ff3d'%20stroke-width%3D'2.5'%20stroke-linejoin%3D'round'/%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D'16'%20cy%3D'16'%20r%3D'4.3'%20fill%3D'none'%20stroke%3D'%23d6ff3d'%20stroke-width%3D'1.6'/%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D'16'%20cy%3D'16'%20r%3D'1.6'%20fill%3D'%23d6ff3d'/%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D'M16%2010.5%20v-2.5%20M16%2021.5%20v2.5%20M10.5%2016%20h-2.5%20M21.5%2016%20h2.5'%20stroke%3D'%23d6ff3d'%20stroke-width%3D'1.6'%20stroke-linecap%3D'round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E">
+<!-- Aegis brand mark from aegis.x/brand/favicon.svg — kept byte-close so
+     the sidebar-tab icon reads as the identity a user just downloaded from. -->
+<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="data:image/svg+xml;utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A//www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%2032%2032'%20fill%3D'none'%3E%3Cpolygon%20points%3D'16%2C2%2028%2C9%2028%2C23%2016%2C30%204%2C23%204%2C9'%20fill%3D'%230a0a0d'%20stroke%3D'%23D6FF3D'%20stroke-width%3D'1.6'%20stroke-linejoin%3D'round'/%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D'16'%20cy%3D'16'%20r%3D'4.5'%20fill%3D'none'%20stroke%3D'%23D6FF3D'%20stroke-width%3D'1.4'/%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D'16'%20cy%3D'16'%20r%3D'1.6'%20fill%3D'%23D6FF3D'/%3E%3C/svg%3E">
 <style>
   :root { color-scheme: light dark;
           --bg:#0e131c; --panel:#141a24; --card:#0f1621; --line:rgba(255,255,255,.09);
@@ -55,6 +57,11 @@
   .ttag { display: inline-block; font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: .06em; padding: 1px 5px; border-radius: 3px;
           background: rgba(224,179,65,.18); color: #e0b341; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 2px; }
   #hNet { color: var(--dim); font-size: 11px; margin-left: 4px; font-weight: 500; }
+  .picker-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; }
+  .chip { background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--mut); border-radius: 6px;
+          padding: 0 8px; height: 22px; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1;
+          display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
+  .chip:hover { border-color: var(--acid); color: var(--acid); }
   nav { display: flex; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--panel); }
   nav button { flex: 1; padding: 9px 0 8px; border: 0; background: transparent; color: var(--mut); cursor: pointer;
                font: inherit; font-size: 12.5px; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; }
@@ -122,7 +129,10 @@
       <span class="lbl" id="hLabel">Aegis Wallet</span>
       <span id="hNet"></span>
     </div>
-    <div class="caret">▾</div>
+    <div class="picker-actions">
+      <button type="button" id="hAddWallet" class="chip" title="Add a new wallet">＋</button>
+      <span class="caret">▾</span>
+    </div>
   </div>
   <div id="drop" hidden></div>
   <div class="bal">
diff --git a/bundled-addons/bchwallet/panel.js b/bundled-addons/bchwallet/panel.js
index bb04577f..e0c667a7 100644
--- a/bundled-addons/bchwallet/panel.js
+++ b/bundled-addons/bchwallet/panel.js
@@ -155,8 +155,19 @@ function showTab(name) {
 
 // ---- wallet picker (two-step add) ------------------------------------------
 
-$("pickerBtn").addEventListener("click", () => {
+$("pickerBtn").addEventListener("click", (e) => {
+  // The "＋" chip inside the picker header opens the dropdown with the
+  // Add-wallet section pre-expanded — same UX as the empty-state gate
+  // button but always available.
+  const isAddChip = e.target && (e.target.id === "hAddWallet" || e.target.closest("#hAddWallet"));
   const d = $("drop");
+  if (isAddChip) {
+    d.hidden = false;
+    fillPicker();
+    setTimeout(() => { const first = d.querySelector(".coinrow"); if (first) first.click(); }, 0);
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    return;
+  }
   d.hidden = !d.hidden;
   if (!d.hidden) fillPicker();
 });
@@ -250,9 +261,22 @@ function render() {
       locked:  ["🔒", "Unlock your password vault to open the wallet.", "Settings › Passwords. Aegis derives its keys from the vault seed, so there is nothing separate to unlock."],
       nosetup: ["🗝", "Set up a password vault to create your wallet.", "Settings › Passwords › Set up. Use a recovery phrase there and every wallet in Aegis can be recreated from it on any machine."],
       error:   ["⚠", "This wallet could not start.", s?.error || ""],
-      empty:   ["🧩", "No wallets yet.", "Open the wallet picker at the top and pick a coin, then a network to create one."],
+      empty:   ["🛡", "No wallets yet.", "Aegis derives every wallet from your Theseus password vault — there's no separate seed to import. Pick a coin below to create your first one."],
     }[s?.phase || "locked"] || ["…", "Starting…", ""];
-    gate.innerHTML = `<div class="big">${copy[0]}</div><div><b>${esc(copy[1])}</b></div><div class="hint" style="margin-top:8px">${esc(copy[2])}</div>`;
+    const showAddButton = s?.phase === "empty";
+    gate.innerHTML = `<div class="big">${copy[0]}</div><div><b>${esc(copy[1])}</b></div><div class="hint" style="margin-top:8px">${esc(copy[2])}</div>`
+      + (showAddButton ? `<div class="actions" style="justify-content:center;margin-top:16px"><button class="btn primary" id="gateAddWallet">＋ Add your first wallet</button></div>` : "");
+    // Wire the empty-state button — opens the header picker with the Add
+    // section pre-expanded so the user can pick a coin in one click.
+    if (showAddButton) {
+      const btn = $("gateAddWallet");
+      if (btn) btn.addEventListener("click", () => {
+        const d = $("drop");
+        d.hidden = false;
+        fillPicker();
+        setTimeout(() => { const first = d.querySelector(".coinrow"); if (first) first.click(); }, 0);
+      });
+    }
   }
   const dot = $("dot");
   dot.className = "dot " + (s?.server ? (s?.scanning ? "busy" : "on") : "");