diff --git a/kez-chat/web/src/routes/Identity.svelte b/kez-chat/web/src/routes/Identity.svelte
index 03269ae..0444bbf 100644
--- a/kez-chat/web/src/routes/Identity.svelte
+++ b/kez-chat/web/src/routes/Identity.svelte
@@ -21,12 +21,25 @@
   const failed = $derived(claims.filter((c) => c.last_verify?.status === "fail"));
   const pending = $derived(claims.filter((c) => !c.last_verify));
 
+  // Verified badge requires at least this many independently-verified
+  // proofs. Kept in sync with VERIFY_MIN_PROOFS in Messages.svelte so the
+  // badge means the same thing on the profile and in chat.
+  const VERIFY_MIN_PROOFS = 2;
+  const isVerified = $derived(verified.length >= VERIFY_MIN_PROOFS);
+
   onMount(async () => {
     if (!session.unlocked) {
       push("/unlock");
       return;
     }
     claims = await listClaims();
+    // Publish our verified proof subjects to the server profile so peers
+    // can discover + independently verify them (drives our badge in their
+    // chat). Previously this only happened on a manual "reverify all", so
+    // verified users were invisible to peers until they clicked it.
+    if (claims.some((c) => c.last_verify?.status === "ok")) {
+      void publishVerifiedSubjects();
+    }
     try {
       registryRecord = await lookup(session.unlocked.handle);
     } catch (e) {
@@ -109,7 +122,7 @@
           <div class="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
             <span class="font-mono text-lg font-semibold text-text truncate inline-flex items-center gap-1">
               <span class="truncate">{session.unlocked.handle}<span class="text-text-muted">@{session.unlocked.server}</span></span>
-              {#if verified.length > 0}<VerifiedBadge size={16} />{/if}
+              {#if isVerified}<VerifiedBadge size={16} />{/if}
             </span>
             <button
               class="text-xs px-2 py-0.5 rounded-sm border border-border text-text-secondary hover:bg-elevated hover:text-text shrink-0"
diff --git a/kez-chat/web/src/routes/Messages.svelte b/kez-chat/web/src/routes/Messages.svelte
index 74152f1..1053e3f 100644
--- a/kez-chat/web/src/routes/Messages.svelte
+++ b/kez-chat/web/src/routes/Messages.svelte
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@
       return;
     }
     await refresh();
+    // Kick off verification for every existing conversation (24h cache per
+    // peer), so the verified badge shows in the list without opening each
+    // thread one by one.
+    void verifyPeers(conversations);
     // Subscribe to the always-on inbox service — re-render whenever a
     // new message lands. The service is already running (it started on
     // session unlock in store.svelte.ts) regardless of which route the
@@ -157,41 +161,47 @@
     conversations = await listConversations();
   }
 
-  // Verify the peer whenever a conversation is opened. The 24h cache in
-  // verifyPeer makes this a no-op on repeat opens (and after setVerified
-  // refreshes the list, so no loop).
+  // Verify the active peer whenever a conversation is opened (covers
+  // conversations started/arrived this session). The 24h per-peer cache
+  // makes this a no-op on repeat opens, so the post-verify refresh can't loop.
   $effect(() => {
     const conv = activeConv;
-    if (conv) void verifyPeer(conv);
+    if (conv) void verifyPeers([conv]);
   });
 
   const VERIFY_CACHE_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+  /** A peer earns the verified badge once at least this many of their
+   *  published proofs independently check out. Kept in sync with the
+   *  profile rule in Identity.svelte. */
+  const VERIFY_MIN_PROOFS = 2;
 
   /**
-   * Verify a peer's published proofs (24h cache). Fetches their claimed
-   * subjects from the server, runs the real channel verifiers against
-   * each, and caches whether ≥1 passed → drives the verified badge.
-   * Runs in the background on conversation open; never blocks the UI.
+   * Verify a batch of peers' published proofs (24h cache per peer). For
+   * each peer we fetch their claimed subjects from the server, run the
+   * real channel verifiers, count how many pass, and set the verified
+   * badge when ≥ VERIFY_MIN_PROOFS. Refreshes the list once at the end if
+   * anything changed. Runs in the background; never blocks the UI.
    */
-  async function verifyPeer(conv: Conversation) {
-    const fresh =
-      conv.verified_checked_at &&
-      Date.now() - new Date(conv.verified_checked_at).getTime() < VERIFY_CACHE_MS;
-    if (fresh) return;
-    try {
-      const record = await lookupByPrimary(conv.peer_primary);
-      let ok = false;
-      for (const subject of record.proofs ?? []) {
-        if (await verifySubject(subject, conv.peer_primary)) {
-          ok = true;
-          break; // one verified proof is enough for the badge
+  async function verifyPeers(convs: Conversation[]) {
+    let changed = false;
+    for (const conv of convs) {
+      const fresh =
+        conv.verified_checked_at &&
+        Date.now() - new Date(conv.verified_checked_at).getTime() < VERIFY_CACHE_MS;
+      if (fresh) continue;
+      try {
+        const record = await lookupByPrimary(conv.peer_primary);
+        let verifiedCount = 0;
+        for (const subject of record.proofs ?? []) {
+          if (await verifySubject(subject, conv.peer_primary)) verifiedCount++;
         }
+        await setVerified(conv.peer_primary, verifiedCount >= VERIFY_MIN_PROOFS);
+        changed = true;
+      } catch {
+        // Peer not resolvable / offline channels — leave badge as-is.
       }
-      await setVerified(conv.peer_primary, ok);
-      await refresh();
-    } catch {
-      // Peer not resolvable / offline channels — leave badge as-is.
     }
+    if (changed) await refresh();
   }
 
   /** "Start chat with handle" — resolve, ensure conversation, open it. */