diff --git a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelScreenHeader.tsx b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelScreenHeader.tsx
index 3ccabdf753..38b6242768 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelScreenHeader.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/ChannelScreenHeader.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { LogIn, SquareTerminal } from "lucide-react";
+import { LogIn, SquareTerminal, Store } from "lucide-react";
 import type * as React from "react";
 
 import { ChatHeader } from "@/features/chat/ui/ChatHeader";
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { getDmParticipantPreview } from "@/features/channels/lib/dmParticipantDi
 import { ChannelGlyph } from "@/features/channels/ui/ChannelGlyph";
 import { ChannelHeaderStatusBadge } from "@/features/channels/ui/ChannelHeaderStatusBadge";
 import { ChannelMembersBar } from "@/features/channels/ui/ChannelMembersBar";
+import { useMarketChannel } from "@/features/market/lib/MarketChannelContext";
 import {
   DEFAULT_HOVER_PROFILE_STATUS_GEOMETRY,
   ProfileAvatarWithStatus,
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/features/profile/ui/ProfileAvatarWithStatus";
 import { UserProfilePopover } from "@/features/profile/ui/UserProfilePopover";
 import { Button } from "@/shared/ui/button";
+import { Badge } from "@/shared/ui/badge";
 import type { Channel, PresenceStatus } from "@/shared/api/types";
 import { UserAvatar } from "@/shared/ui/UserAvatar";
 import {
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ export function ChannelScreenHeader({
   onManageChannel,
   onToggleMembers,
 }: ChannelScreenHeaderProps) {
+  const marketProjection = useMarketChannel();
   const isGroupDm =
     activeChannel?.channelType === "dm" &&
     activeDmHeaderParticipants.length > 1;
@@ -143,9 +146,15 @@ export function ChannelScreenHeader({
       chromeWrapperRef={chromeWrapperRef}
       actions={actions}
       channelType={activeChannel?.channelType}
-      description={getChannelDescription(activeChannel)}
+      description={
+        marketProjection
+          ? marketProjection.scenario.summary
+          : getChannelDescription(activeChannel)
+      }
       leadingContent={
-        activeChannel?.channelType === "dm" ? (
+        marketProjection ? (
+          <Store className="h-4 w-4 translate-y-px text-muted-foreground" />
+        ) : activeChannel?.channelType === "dm" ? (
           isGroupDm ? (
             <DmHeaderParticipantStack
               participants={activeDmHeaderParticipants}
@@ -194,11 +203,17 @@ export function ChannelScreenHeader({
         ) : undefined
       }
       statusBadge={
-        <ChannelHeaderStatusBadge
-          ephemeralDisplay={activeChannelEphemeralDisplay}
-        />
+        marketProjection ? (
+          <Badge data-testid="market-header-status" variant="outline">
+            {marketProjection.scenario.status}
+          </Badge>
+        ) : (
+          <ChannelHeaderStatusBadge
+            ephemeralDisplay={activeChannelEphemeralDisplay}
+          />
+        )
       }
-      title={activeChannelTitle}
+      title={marketProjection?.scenario.title ?? activeChannelTitle}
       transparentChrome={transparentChrome}
       visibility={activeChannel?.visibility}
     />
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/market/lib/marketProtocol.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/market/lib/marketProtocol.test.mjs
index 3e2f5e2730..693291933f 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/market/lib/marketProtocol.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/market/lib/marketProtocol.test.mjs
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ test("projectMarketChannel folds a channel contract through fake settlement", ()
     "Sandbox settlement complete",
   );
   assert.deepEqual(projection.rejected, []);
+  assert.deepEqual(projection.wallet, { escrowedSats: 0, settledSats: 50 });
 });
 
 test("channel tags and the first top-level contract define the canonical market", () => {
@@ -263,6 +264,40 @@ test("reverse auction enforces the minimum decrement", () => {
   );
 });
 
+test("an awarded but unsettled market escrows the award total", () => {
+  const projection = projectMarketChannel(
+    [
+      note(LISTING_ID, SELLER, 100, contract({ quantity: 2 })),
+      note(
+        RESPONSE_ID,
+        BUYER,
+        101,
+        lifecycle("response", {
+          actorName: "Buyer Agent",
+          quantity: 2,
+          amountSats: 50,
+          message: "I reserve two reports.",
+        }),
+      ),
+      note(
+        AWARD_ID,
+        SELLER,
+        102,
+        lifecycle("award", {
+          responseEventId: RESPONSE_ID,
+          actorName: "Seller Agent",
+          quantity: 2,
+          amountSats: 50,
+        }),
+      ),
+    ],
+    CHANNEL_ID,
+  );
+
+  assert.ok(projection);
+  assert.deepEqual(projection.wallet, { escrowedSats: 100, settledSats: 0 });
+});
+
 test("a lifecycle envelope cannot be accepted twice under one event id", () => {
   const sharedEventId = RESPONSE_ID;
   const projection = projectMarketChannel(
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/market/lib/marketProtocol.ts b/desktop/src/features/market/lib/marketProtocol.ts
index 9629cf43ef..6405342895 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/market/lib/marketProtocol.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/market/lib/marketProtocol.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ export type MarketProjection = {
   listingEventId: string;
   scenario: MarketScenario;
   rejected: Array<{ eventId: string; reason: string }>;
+  wallet: MarketWallet;
+};
+
+export type MarketWallet = {
+  /** Awarded but not yet settled, in fake sats. */
+  escrowedSats: number;
+  /** Total released by signed settlements, in fake sats. */
+  settledSats: number;
 };
 
 export function parseMarketEnvelope(content: string): MarketEnvelope | null {
@@ -511,6 +519,13 @@ export function projectMarketChannel(
     : awards.size > 0
       ? "Awarded"
       : "Open";
+  let escrowedSats = 0;
+  let settledSats = 0;
+  for (const award of awards.values()) {
+    const total = award.envelope.amountSats * award.envelope.quantity;
+    if (settlements.has(award.note.id)) settledSats += total;
+    else escrowedSats += total;
+  }
 
   return {
     channelId,
@@ -518,6 +533,7 @@ export function projectMarketChannel(
     contractAuthorPubkey: listingEntry.note.pubkey,
     listingEventId,
     rejected,
+    wallet: { escrowedSats, settledSats },
     scenario: {
       id: scenarioId,
       eyebrow: `${listing.listing.direction === "offer" ? "Offer" : "Request"} · ${listing.listing.mechanism.replace("-", " ")} · ${quantity === "unlimited" ? "unlimited" : "finite"}`,
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/market/ui/AgentWalletPanel.tsx b/desktop/src/features/market/ui/AgentWalletPanel.tsx
index a068ef5a82..6280990a29 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/market/ui/AgentWalletPanel.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/market/ui/AgentWalletPanel.tsx
@@ -1,67 +1,35 @@
 import { CircleCheck, Radio, WalletCards, Zap } from "lucide-react";
 import type * as React from "react";
 
-import type { MarketScenarioId } from "@/features/market/lib/marketPrototypeData";
+import type { MarketProjection } from "@/features/market/lib/marketProtocol";
 import { ProjectContextRail } from "@/features/projects/ui/ProjectContextRail";
 import { ProjectHomeColumn } from "@/features/projects/ui/ProjectHomeColumn";
 import { useThreadPanelWidth } from "@/shared/hooks/useThreadPanelWidth";
 import { SIDEBAR_WIDTH_MIN } from "@/shared/layout/sidebarLayout";
+import { truncatePubkey } from "@/shared/lib/pubkey";
 
 const MARKET_WALLET_WIDTH_KEY = "buzz.desktop.market-wallet-width";
 
-const WALLET_DETAILS: Record<
-  MarketScenarioId,
-  {
-    account: string;
-    balance: string;
-    balanceAmount: string;
-    settlement: string;
-  }
-> = {
-  finite: {
-    account: "escrow1report…13c8",
-    balance: "Funded for 3 reports",
-    balanceAmount: "150",
-    settlement: "1 paid · 2 reserved",
-  },
-  unlimited: {
-    account: "wallet1mapper…c241",
-    balance: "Available for settlement",
-    balanceAmount: "80",
-    settlement: "760 sats paid",
-  },
-  auction: {
-    account: "escrow1strings…9f10",
-    balance: "Auction reserve funded",
-    balanceAmount: "600",
-    settlement: "Held until award",
-  },
-  tender: {
-    account: "escrow1tender…1b73",
-    balance: "Tender reward funded",
-    balanceAmount: "2,000",
-    settlement: "Held during selection",
-  },
-  awarded: {
-    account: "escrow1tender…1b73",
-    balance: "Award held in escrow",
-    balanceAmount: "1,750",
-    settlement: "Release on signed receipt",
-  },
-};
-
 export function AgentWalletPanel({
   open,
-  scenarioId,
+  projection,
 }: {
   open: boolean;
-  scenarioId: MarketScenarioId;
+  projection: MarketProjection;
 }) {
   const width = useThreadPanelWidth(undefined, {
     minWidthPx: SIDEBAR_WIDTH_MIN,
     sessionKey: MARKET_WALLET_WIDTH_KEY,
   });
-  const wallet = WALLET_DETAILS[scenarioId];
+  const { wallet } = projection;
+  const settlement =
+    wallet.settledSats > 0 && wallet.escrowedSats > 0
+      ? `${wallet.settledSats} sats paid · ${wallet.escrowedSats} escrowed`
+      : wallet.settledSats > 0
+        ? `${wallet.settledSats} fake sats released on signed receipts`
+        : wallet.escrowedSats > 0
+          ? "Held until fulfillment is settled"
+          : "No awards yet · nothing escrowed";
 
   return (
     <ProjectContextRail
@@ -94,16 +62,18 @@ export function AgentWalletPanel({
                 className="absolute -right-6 -top-8 h-24 w-24 rounded-full border-[14px] border-sidebar-foreground/[0.035]"
               />
               <div className="relative flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-sidebar-foreground/60">
-                <Zap className="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> Sandbox balance
+                <Zap className="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> Sandbox escrow
               </div>
               <p className="relative mt-3 flex items-baseline gap-1.5">
                 <span className="text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">
-                  {wallet.balanceAmount}
+                  {wallet.escrowedSats}
                 </span>
                 <span className="text-xs text-sidebar-foreground/60">sats</span>
               </p>
               <p className="relative mt-1 text-xs text-sidebar-foreground/60">
-                {wallet.balance}
+                {wallet.escrowedSats > 0
+                  ? "Awarded and held for settlement"
+                  : "Nothing currently escrowed"}
               </p>
             </section>
 
@@ -113,7 +83,7 @@ export function AgentWalletPanel({
                 <p className="text-sm font-medium">Settlement protected</p>
               </div>
               <p className="mt-2 text-xs leading-5 text-sidebar-foreground/60">
-                {wallet.settlement}
+                {settlement}
               </p>
             </section>
 
@@ -125,9 +95,9 @@ export function AgentWalletPanel({
               />
               <WalletValue
                 icon={WalletCards}
-                label="Wallet account"
+                label="Contract account"
                 mono
-                value={wallet.account}
+                value={`escrow:${truncatePubkey(projection.listingEventId)}`}
               />
             </dl>
           </div>
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/market/ui/MarketChannelHome.tsx b/desktop/src/features/market/ui/MarketChannelHome.tsx
index dc2dc3f2b1..d4e3ac81e8 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/market/ui/MarketChannelHome.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/market/ui/MarketChannelHome.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
+import * as React from "react";
 import type { ComponentProps } from "react";
 
 import { ChannelScreen } from "@/features/channels/ui/ChannelScreen";
 import { MarketChannelProvider } from "@/features/market/lib/MarketChannelContext";
 import { useMarketChannelProjection } from "@/features/market/lib/useMarketChannels";
 import type { MarketAnnouncement } from "@/features/market/lib/marketProtocol";
+import { AgentWalletPanel } from "@/features/market/ui/AgentWalletPanel";
 import type { Channel } from "@/shared/api/types";
+import { cn } from "@/shared/lib/cn";
+import { Button } from "@/shared/ui/button";
+import { DrawerPanelIcon } from "@/shared/ui/DrawerPanelIcon";
+import { useOptionalSidebar } from "@/shared/ui/sidebar";
 
 export function MarketChannelHome({
   activeChannel,
@@ -15,12 +21,50 @@ export function MarketChannelHome({
   announcement: MarketAnnouncement;
 }) {
   const projection = useMarketChannelProjection(activeChannel, announcement);
+  const sidebar = useOptionalSidebar();
+  const [walletOpen, setWalletOpen] = React.useState(true);
   if (!projection)
     return <ChannelScreen activeChannel={activeChannel} {...screenProps} />;
 
+  const walletToggle = (
+    <Button
+      aria-label={walletOpen ? "Hide agent wallet" : "Show agent wallet"}
+      aria-pressed={walletOpen}
+      className="h-7 w-7 text-sidebar-foreground hover:bg-sidebar-accent"
+      data-testid="market-wallet-toggle"
+      onClick={() => setWalletOpen((open) => !open)}
+      size="icon"
+      title={walletOpen ? "Hide agent wallet" : "Show agent wallet"}
+      type="button"
+      variant="ghost"
+    >
+      <DrawerPanelIcon
+        className="-scale-x-100"
+        side={walletOpen ? "left" : "right"}
+        testId="market-wallet-toggle-icon"
+      />
+    </Button>
+  );
+
   return (
     <MarketChannelProvider projection={projection}>
-      <ChannelScreen activeChannel={activeChannel} {...screenProps} />
+      <div
+        className={cn(
+          "relative flex min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden bg-sidebar pb-2 pr-2 pt-px",
+          sidebar?.open === false && "pl-2",
+        )}
+        data-buzz-context-detached="true"
+        data-testid="market-channel-home"
+      >
+        <div className="ml-px flex min-h-0 min-w-60 flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-2xl bg-background">
+          <ChannelScreen
+            {...screenProps}
+            activeChannel={activeChannel}
+            headerEndActions={walletToggle}
+          />
+        </div>
+        <AgentWalletPanel open={walletOpen} projection={projection} />
+      </div>
     </MarketChannelProvider>
   );
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/market/ui/MarketMessageBody.tsx b/desktop/src/features/market/ui/MarketMessageBody.tsx
index 79b4298ae7..8912dfe417 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/market/ui/MarketMessageBody.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/market/ui/MarketMessageBody.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,75 @@
+import { useMarketChannel } from "@/features/market/lib/MarketChannelContext";
+import { presentMarketEvent } from "@/features/market/lib/marketEventPresentation";
 import { parseMarketEnvelope } from "@/features/market/lib/marketProtocol";
 import { MarketEventCard } from "@/features/market/ui/MarketEventCard";
+import { Badge } from "@/shared/ui/badge";
 
-export function MarketMessageBody(content: string, authorPubkey?: string) {
+export function MarketMessageBody(
+  content: string,
+  authorPubkey?: string,
+  eventId?: string,
+) {
   return parseMarketEnvelope(content) ? (
-    <MarketEventCard authorPubkey={authorPubkey ?? ""} content={content} />
+    <MarketEventMessage
+      authorPubkey={authorPubkey ?? ""}
+      content={content}
+      eventId={eventId}
+    />
   ) : null;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Inside a market channel, lifecycle envelopes read as ordinary chat
+ * messages: the agent's words as the body, with a small inline badge naming
+ * the signed transition. Outside market channels (Pulse, forwarded events)
+ * the full card treatment remains.
+ */
+function MarketEventMessage({
+  authorPubkey,
+  content,
+  eventId,
+}: {
+  authorPubkey: string;
+  content: string;
+  eventId?: string;
+}) {
+  const projection = useMarketChannel();
+  const envelope = parseMarketEnvelope(content);
+  if (!envelope) return null;
+  if (!projection) {
+    return <MarketEventCard authorPubkey={authorPubkey} content={content} />;
+  }
+
+  const presentation = presentMarketEvent(envelope);
+  const rejection = eventId
+    ? projection.rejected.find((entry) => entry.eventId === eventId)
+    : undefined;
+  const body =
+    envelope.type === "contract"
+      ? `Opened this market: ${envelope.listing.title}`
+      : presentation.summary;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="min-w-0 max-w-full"
+      data-testid={`market-message-${envelope.type}`}
+    >
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
+        <Badge className="capitalize" variant="secondary">
+          {presentation.eyebrow}
+        </Badge>
+        {presentation.amount ? (
+          <span className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
+            {presentation.amount}
+          </span>
+        ) : null}
+        {rejection ? (
+          <Badge data-testid="market-message-rejected" variant="destructive">
+            Rejected · {rejection.reason}
+          </Badge>
+        ) : null}
+      </div>
+      <p className="mt-1 max-w-full text-message">{body}</p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/messages/ui/MessageRow.tsx b/desktop/src/features/messages/ui/MessageRow.tsx
index a705d91759..cc7ed23e21 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/messages/ui/MessageRow.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/messages/ui/MessageRow.tsx
@@ -409,7 +409,11 @@ export const MessageRow = React.memo(
             />
           );
         default: {
-          const marketBody = MarketMessageBody(message.body, message.pubkey);
+          const marketBody = MarketMessageBody(
+            message.body,
+            message.pubkey,
+            message.id,
+          );
           if (marketBody) return marketBody;
           const waveMessage = parseWaveMessageContent(message.body);
           if (waveMessage) {