diff --git a/src/components/VerifiedAuthor.jsx b/src/components/VerifiedAuthor.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a832381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/VerifiedAuthor.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import {useComment, useAuthorAddress} from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
+
+function VerifiedAuthor({ commentCid, children }) {
+  const comment = useComment({commentCid});
+  const {authorAddress, shortAuthorAddress} = useAuthorAddress({comment});
+
+  return children({ authorAddress, shortAuthorAddress });
+}
+
+export default VerifiedAuthor;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/views/All.jsx b/src/components/views/All.jsx
index a6b45e42..68e4e058 100755
--- a/src/components/views/All.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/All.jsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import Post from '../Post';
 import PostLoader from '../PostLoader';
 import PostOnHover from '../PostOnHover';
 import StateLabel from '../StateLabel';
+import VerifiedAuthor from '../VerifiedAuthor';
 import ReplyModal from '../modals/ReplyModal';
 import SettingsModal from '../modals/SettingsModal';
 import findShortParentCid from '../../utils/findShortParentCid';
@@ -771,9 +772,9 @@ const All = () => {
                             (u/
                             <span key={`pa-${index}`} className="poster-address address-desktop"
                             id="reply-button" style={{cursor: "pointer"}}
-                              onClick={() => handleAddressClick(thread.author.shortAddress)}
+                              onClick={() => handleAddressClick(<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>)}
                             >
-                              {thread.author.shortAddress}
+                              {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>}
                             </span>)
                             &nbsp;
                             <span key={`dt-${index}`} className="date-time" data-utc="data">{getDate(thread.timestamp)}</span>
@@ -848,8 +849,8 @@ const All = () => {
                               >
                                 <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                   <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(thread.cid)}>Hide thread</li>
-                                  {thread.author.address === account?.author.address ||
-                                  thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                  {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address ||
+                                  <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     <>
                                       <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorEditClick(thread); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Edit post</li>
                                       <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorDeleteClick(thread); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Delete post</li>
@@ -857,8 +858,8 @@ const All = () => {
                                   ) : null}
                                   {isModerator ? (
                                     <>
-                                      {thread.author.address === account?.author.address ||
-                                      thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                      {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address ||
+                                      <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                         null
                                       ) : (
                                         <li onClick={() => {
@@ -1043,7 +1044,7 @@ const All = () => {
                                 &nbsp;
                                 <span key={`pa-${index}`} className="poster-address address-desktop"
                                   id="reply-button" style={{cursor: "pointer"}}
-                                  onClick={() => handleAddressClick(reply.author.shortAddress)}
+                                  onClick={() => handleAddressClick(<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>)}
                                 >
                                   (u/
                                     {reply.author?.shortAddress ?
@@ -1138,8 +1139,8 @@ const All = () => {
                               >
                                 <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                   <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(reply.cid)}>Hide post</li>
-                                  {reply.author.address === account?.author.address ||
-                                    reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                  {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address ||
+                                    <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     <>
                                       <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorEditClick(reply); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Edit post</li>
                                       <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorDeleteClick(reply); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Delete post</li>
@@ -1147,8 +1148,8 @@ const All = () => {
                                   ) : null}
                                   {isModerator ? (
                                     <>
-                                    {reply.author.address === account?.author.address ||
-                                    reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                    {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address ||
+                                    <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                         null
                                       ) : (
                                         <li onClick={() => {
@@ -1563,11 +1564,11 @@ const All = () => {
                             &nbsp;
                             <span key={`mob-pa-${index}`} className="poster-address-mobile address-mobile"
                               id="reply-button" style={{cursor: "pointer"}}
-                              onClick={() => handleAddressClick(thread.author.shortAddress)}
+                              onClick={() => handleAddressClick(<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>)}
                             >
                               (u/
                               <span key={`mob-ha-${index}`} className="highlight-address-mobile">
-                                {thread.author.shortAddress}
+                                {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>}
                               </span>
                               )&nbsp;
                             </span>
@@ -1803,7 +1804,7 @@ const All = () => {
                               &nbsp;
                               <span key={`mob-pa-${index}`} className="poster-address-mobile address-mobile"
                                 id="reply-button" style={{cursor: "pointer"}}
-                                onClick={() => handleAddressClick(reply.author.shortAddress)}
+                                onClick={() => handleAddressClick(<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>)}
                               >
                                 (u/
                                   {reply.author?.shortAddress ?
diff --git a/src/components/views/AllCatalog.jsx b/src/components/views/AllCatalog.jsx
index cf9b5a63..6400ecba 100755
--- a/src/components/views/AllCatalog.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/AllCatalog.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { TopBar, Footer, AuthorDeleteAlert } from '../styled/views/Thread.styled
 import CatalogLoader from '../CatalogLoader';
 import EditModal from '../modals/EditModal';
 import ImageBanner from '../ImageBanner';
+import VerifiedAuthor from '../VerifiedAuthor';
 import ModerationModal from '../modals/ModerationModal';
 import OfflineIndicator from '../OfflineIndicator';
 import SettingsModal from '../modals/SettingsModal';
@@ -559,8 +560,8 @@ const AllCatalog = () => {
                           >
                             <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                               <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(thread.cid)}>Hide thread</li>
-                              {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
-                              thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                              {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address || 
+                              <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                 <>
                                   <li onClick={() => handleAuthorEditClick(thread)}>Edit post</li>
                                   <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(thread)}>Delete post</li>
@@ -568,8 +569,8 @@ const AllCatalog = () => {
                               ) : null}
                               {isModerator ? (
                                 <>
-                                  {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
-                                  thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                  {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address || 
+                                  <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     null
                                   ) : (
                                     <li onClick={() => {
diff --git a/src/components/views/Board.jsx b/src/components/views/Board.jsx
index 0d1d5ea8..f9109d95 100755
--- a/src/components/views/Board.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Board.jsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import Post from '../Post';
 import PostLoader from '../PostLoader';
 import PostOnHover from '../PostOnHover';
 import StateLabel from '../StateLabel';
+import VerifiedAuthor from '../VerifiedAuthor';
 import ReplyModal from '../modals/ReplyModal';
 import SettingsModal from '../modals/SettingsModal';
 import findShortParentCid from '../../utils/findShortParentCid';
@@ -1417,9 +1418,9 @@ const Board = () => {
                               (u/
                               <span key={`pa-${index}`} className="poster-address address-desktop"
                               id="reply-button" style={{cursor: "pointer"}}
-                                onClick={() => handleAddressClick(thread.author.shortAddress)}
+                                onClick={() => handleAddressClick(<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>)}
                               >
-                                {thread.author.shortAddress}
+                                <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>
                               </span>)
                               &nbsp;
                               <span key={`dt-${index}`} className="date-time" data-utc="data">{getDate(thread.timestamp)}</span>
@@ -1497,8 +1498,8 @@ const Board = () => {
                                 >
                                   <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                     <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(thread.cid)}>Hide thread</li>
-                                    {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
-                                    thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                    {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address || 
+                                    <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                       <>
                                         <li onClick={() => handleAuthorEditClick(thread)}>Edit post</li>
                                         <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(thread)}>Delete post</li>
@@ -1506,8 +1507,8 @@ const Board = () => {
                                     ) : null}
                                     {isModerator ? (
                                       <>
-                                        {thread.author.address === account?.author.address ||
-                                         thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                        {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address ||
+                                         <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                           null
                                         ) : (
                                           <li onClick={() => {
@@ -1700,7 +1701,7 @@ const Board = () => {
                                   &nbsp;
                                   <span key={`pa-${index}`} className="poster-address address-desktop"
                                     id="reply-button" style={{cursor: "pointer"}}
-                                    onClick={() => handleAddressClick(reply.author.shortAddress)}
+                                    onClick={() => handleAddressClick(<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>)}
                                   >
                                     (u/
                                       {reply.author?.shortAddress ?
@@ -1780,8 +1781,8 @@ const Board = () => {
                                 >
                                   <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                     <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(reply.cid)}>Hide post</li>
-                                    {reply.author.address === account?.author.address ||
-                                    reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                    {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address ||
+                                    <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                       <>
                                         <li onClick={() => handleAuthorEditClick(reply)}>Edit post</li>
                                         <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(reply)}>Delete post</li>
@@ -1789,8 +1790,8 @@ const Board = () => {
                                     ) : null}
                                     {isModerator ? (
                                       <>
-                                        {reply.author.address === account?.author.address || 
-                                         reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                        {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address || 
+                                         <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                           null
                                         ) : (
                                           <li onClick={() => {
@@ -2203,11 +2204,11 @@ const Board = () => {
                               &nbsp;
                               <span key={`mob-pa-${index}`} className="poster-address-mobile address-mobile"
                                 id="reply-button" style={{cursor: "pointer"}}
-                                onClick={() => handleAddressClick(thread.author.shortAddress)}
+                                onClick={() => handleAddressClick(<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>)}
                               >
                                 (u/
                                 <span key={`mob-ha-${index}`} className="highlight-address-mobile">
-                                  {thread.author.shortAddress}
+                                  {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>}
                                 </span>
                                 )&nbsp;
                               </span>
@@ -2442,7 +2443,7 @@ const Board = () => {
                                 &nbsp;
                                 <span key={`mob-pa-${index}`} className="poster-address-mobile address-mobile"
                                   id="reply-button" style={{cursor: "pointer"}}
-                                  onClick={() => handleAddressClick(reply.author.shortAddress)}
+                                  onClick={() => handleAddressClick(<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>)}
                                 >
                                   (u/
                                     {reply.author?.shortAddress ?
diff --git a/src/components/views/Catalog.jsx b/src/components/views/Catalog.jsx
index 8702120b..f3262287 100755
--- a/src/components/views/Catalog.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Catalog.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { TopBar, Footer, AuthorDeleteAlert } from '../styled/views/Thread.styled
 import CatalogLoader from '../CatalogLoader';
 import EditModal from '../modals/EditModal';
 import ImageBanner from '../ImageBanner';
+import VerifiedAuthor from '../VerifiedAuthor';
 import ModerationModal from '../modals/ModerationModal';
 import OfflineIndicator from '../OfflineIndicator';
 import SettingsModal from '../modals/SettingsModal';
@@ -1007,8 +1008,8 @@ const Catalog = () => {
                                 >
                                   <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                     <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(thread.cid)}>Hide thread</li>
-                                    {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
-                                    thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                    {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address || 
+                                    <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                       <>
                                         <li onClick={() => handleAuthorEditClick(thread)}>Edit post</li>
                                         <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(thread)}>Delete post</li>
@@ -1016,8 +1017,8 @@ const Catalog = () => {
                                     ) : null}
                                     {isModerator ? (
                                       <>
-                                        {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
-                                        thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                        {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address || 
+                                        <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                           null
                                         ) : (
                                           <li onClick={() => {
diff --git a/src/components/views/Subscriptions.jsx b/src/components/views/Subscriptions.jsx
index 0206bd43..5651dd13 100755
--- a/src/components/views/Subscriptions.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Subscriptions.jsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import Post from '../Post';
 import PostLoader from '../PostLoader';
 import PostOnHover from '../PostOnHover';
 import StateLabel from '../StateLabel';
+import VerifiedAuthor from '../VerifiedAuthor';
 import ReplyModal from '../modals/ReplyModal';
 import SettingsModal from '../modals/SettingsModal';
 import findShortParentCid from '../../utils/findShortParentCid';
@@ -782,9 +783,9 @@ const Subscriptions = () => {
                             (u/
                             <span key={`pa-${index}`} className="poster-address address-desktop"
                             id="reply-button" style={{cursor: "pointer"}}
-                              onClick={() => handleAddressClick(thread.author.shortAddress)}
+                              onClick={() => handleAddressClick(<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>)}
                             >
-                              {thread.author.shortAddress}
+                              {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>}
                             </span>)
                             &nbsp;
                             <span key={`dt-${index}`} className="date-time" data-utc="data">{getDate(thread.timestamp)}</span>
@@ -859,8 +860,8 @@ const Subscriptions = () => {
                               >
                                 <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                   <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(thread.cid)}>Hide thread</li>
-                                  {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
-                                  thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                  {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address || 
+                                  <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     <>
                                       <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorEditClick(thread); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Edit post</li>
                                       <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorDeleteClick(thread); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Delete post</li>
@@ -868,8 +869,8 @@ const Subscriptions = () => {
                                   ) : null}
                                   {isModerator ? (
                                     <>
-                                      {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
-                                      thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                      {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address || 
+                                      <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                         null
                                       ) : (
                                         <li onClick={() => {
@@ -1054,7 +1055,7 @@ const Subscriptions = () => {
                                 &nbsp;
                                 <span key={`pa-${index}`} className="poster-address address-desktop"
                                   id="reply-button" style={{cursor: "pointer"}}
-                                  onClick={() => handleAddressClick(reply.author.shortAddress)}
+                                  onClick={() => handleAddressClick(<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>)}
                                 >
                                   (u/
                                     {reply.author?.shortAddress ?
@@ -1149,8 +1150,8 @@ const Subscriptions = () => {
                               >
                                 <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                   <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(reply.cid)}>Hide post</li>
-                                  {reply.author.address === account?.author.address || 
-                                  reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                  {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address || 
+                                  <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     <>
                                       <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorEditClick(reply); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Edit post</li>
                                       <li onClick={() => {handleAuthorDeleteClick(reply); setSelectedAddress(thread.subplebbitAddress);}}>Delete post</li>
@@ -1158,8 +1159,8 @@ const Subscriptions = () => {
                                   ) : null}
                                   {isModerator ? (
                                     <>
-                                    {reply.author.address === account?.author.address || 
-                                    reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                    {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address || 
+                                    <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                         null
                                       ) : (
                                         <li onClick={() => {
@@ -1574,11 +1575,11 @@ const Subscriptions = () => {
                             &nbsp;
                             <span key={`mob-pa-${index}`} className="poster-address-mobile address-mobile"
                               id="reply-button" style={{cursor: "pointer"}}
-                              onClick={() => handleAddressClick(thread.author.shortAddress)}
+                              onClick={() => handleAddressClick(<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>)}
                             >
                               (u/
                               <span key={`mob-ha-${index}`} className="highlight-address-mobile">
-                                {thread.author.shortAddress}
+                                {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>}
                               </span>
                               )&nbsp;
                             </span>
@@ -1814,7 +1815,7 @@ const Subscriptions = () => {
                               &nbsp;
                               <span key={`mob-pa-${index}`} className="poster-address-mobile address-mobile"
                                 id="reply-button" style={{cursor: "pointer"}}
-                                onClick={() => handleAddressClick(reply.author.shortAddress)}
+                                onClick={() => handleAddressClick(<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>)}
                               >
                                 (u/
                                   {reply.author?.shortAddress ?
diff --git a/src/components/views/SubscriptionsCatalog.jsx b/src/components/views/SubscriptionsCatalog.jsx
index 539f45e0..0fe0369c 100755
--- a/src/components/views/SubscriptionsCatalog.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/SubscriptionsCatalog.jsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { TopBar, Footer, AuthorDeleteAlert } from '../styled/views/Thread.styled
 import CatalogLoader from '../CatalogLoader';
 import EditModal from '../modals/EditModal';
 import ImageBanner from '../ImageBanner';
+import VerifiedAuthor from '../VerifiedAuthor';
 import ModerationModal from '../modals/ModerationModal';
 import OfflineIndicator from '../OfflineIndicator';
 import SettingsModal from '../modals/SettingsModal';
@@ -563,8 +564,8 @@ const SubscriptionsCatalog = () => {
                           >
                             <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                               <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(thread.cid)}>Hide thread</li>
-                              {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
-                              thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                              {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address || 
+                              <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                 <>
                                   <li onClick={() => handleAuthorEditClick(thread)}>Edit post</li>
                                   <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(thread)}>Delete post</li>
@@ -572,8 +573,8 @@ const SubscriptionsCatalog = () => {
                               ) : null}
                               {isModerator ? (
                                 <>
-                                  {thread.author.address === account?.author.address || 
-                                  thread.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                  {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address || 
+                                  <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={thread.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     null
                                   ) : (
                                     <li onClick={() => {
diff --git a/src/components/views/Thread.jsx b/src/components/views/Thread.jsx
index ad7813a3..6931b402 100755
--- a/src/components/views/Thread.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Thread.jsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import Post from '../Post';
 import PostLoader from '../PostLoader';
 import PostOnHover from '../PostOnHover';
 import StateLabel from '../StateLabel';
+import VerifiedAuthor from '../VerifiedAuthor';
 import ReplyModal from '../modals/ReplyModal';
 import SettingsModal from '../modals/SettingsModal';
 import findShortParentCid from '../../utils/findShortParentCid';
@@ -952,10 +953,10 @@ const Thread = () => {
                         &nbsp;
                         <span className="poster-address address-desktop"
                           id="reply-button" style={{cursor: "pointer"}}
-                          onClick={() => handleAddressClick(comment?.author?.shortAddress)}>
+                          onClick={() => handleAddressClick(<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={comment.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>)}>
                           (u/
                             <span key={`pa-${comment.cid}`} className="poster-address">
-                            {comment?.author?.shortAddress}
+                            {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={comment.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>}
                           </span>)
                         </span>
                         &nbsp;
@@ -1023,8 +1024,8 @@ const Thread = () => {
                           >
                             <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                               <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(comment.cid)}>Hide thread</li>
-                                {comment.author?.address === account?.author.address || 
-                                comment.author?.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={comment.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address || 
+                                <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={comment.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                 <>
                                   <li onClick={() => handleAuthorEditClick(comment)}>Edit post</li>
                                   <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(comment)}>Delete post</li>
@@ -1032,8 +1033,8 @@ const Thread = () => {
                               ) : null}
                               {isModerator ? (
                                 <>
-                                  {comment.author?.address === account?.author.address || 
-                                    comment.author?.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                  {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={comment.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address || 
+                                    <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={comment.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     null
                                   ) : (
                                     <li onClick={() => {
@@ -1271,8 +1272,8 @@ const Thread = () => {
                               >
                                 <ul className="post-menu-catalog">
                                   <li onClick={() => handleOptionClick(reply.cid)}>Hide post</li>
-                                    {reply.author.address === account?.author.address ||
-                                    reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                    {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address ||
+                                    <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                     <>
                                       <li onClick={() => handleAuthorEditClick(reply)}>Edit post</li>
                                       <li onClick={() => handleAuthorDeleteClick(reply)}>Delete post</li>
@@ -1280,8 +1281,8 @@ const Thread = () => {
                                   ) : null}
                                   {isModerator ? (
                                     <>
-                                    {reply.author.address === account?.author.address ||
-                                    reply.author.address === account?.signer.address ? (
+                                    {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.author.address ||
+                                    <VerifiedAuthor commentCid={reply.cid}>{({ authorAddress }) => (authorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor> === account?.signer.address ? (
                                         null
                                       ) : (
                                         <li onClick={() => {
@@ -1578,11 +1579,11 @@ const Thread = () => {
                           &nbsp;
                           <span key={`mob-pa-${comment.cid}`} className="poster-address-mobile address-mobile"
                             id="reply-button" style={{cursor: "pointer"}}
-                            onClick={() => handleAddressClick(comment?.author?.shortAddress)}
+                            onClick={() => handleAddressClick(<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={comment.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>)}
                           >
                             (u/
                             <span key={`mob-ha-${comment.cid}`} className="highlight-address-mobile">
-                              {comment?.author?.shortAddress}
+                              {<VerifiedAuthor commentCid={comment.cid}>{({ shortAuthorAddress }) => (shortAuthorAddress)}</VerifiedAuthor>}
                             </span>
                             )&nbsp;
                           </span>