diff --git a/packages/civic-auth-web3/wagmi/src/App.tsx b/packages/civic-auth-web3/wagmi/src/App.tsx
index 747958c..c1fc665 100644
--- a/packages/civic-auth-web3/wagmi/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/civic-auth-web3/wagmi/src/App.tsx
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import {
   createConfig,
   useAccount,
   useConnect,
-  useSendTransaction,
   http,
+  useBalance,
 } from 'wagmi';
 import { embeddedWallet, userHasWallet } from '@civic/auth-web3';
 import { CivicAuthProvider, UserButton, useUser } from '@civic/auth-web3/react';
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ const App = () => {
 // Separate component for the app content that needs access to hooks
 const AppContent = () => {
   const userContext = useUser();
-
   const { connect, connectors } = useConnect();
   const { isConnected } = useAccount();
-  const { sendTransaction } = useSendTransaction();
+  const balance = useBalance({
+    address: userHasWallet(userContext)
+      ? userContext.walletAddress as `0x${string}` : undefined,
+  });
 
   // A function to connect an existing civic embedded wallet
   const connectExistingWallet = () => { 
@@ -60,21 +62,10 @@ const AppContent = () => {
   const createWallet = () => {
     if (userContext.user && !userHasWallet(userContext)) {
       // Once the wallet is created, we can connect it straight away
-      return userContext.createWallet().then(() => new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          connectExistingWallet();
-          resolve();
-        }, 200);
-      }));
+      return userContext.createWallet().then(connectExistingWallet);
     }
   };
 
-  // A reference implementation of a function to send a transaction
-  const sendTx = () => sendTransaction({
-    to: '0x...',
-    value: 1000n,
-  });
-
   return (
     <>
       <UserButton />
@@ -86,10 +77,13 @@ const AppContent = () => {
           {userHasWallet(userContext) &&
             <>
               <p>Wallet address: {userContext.walletAddress}</p>
-              {isConnected ? (
-                  <button onClick={sendTx}>Send Transaction</button>
-                ) : (
-                  <button onClick={connectExistingWallet}>Connect Wallet</button>
+              <p>Balance: {
+                balance?.data
+                  ? `${(BigInt(balance.data.value) / BigInt(1e18)).toString()} ${balance.data.symbol}`
+                  : 'Loading...'
+              }</p>
+              {isConnected ? <p>Wallet is connected</p> : (
+                <button onClick={connectExistingWallet}>Connect Wallet</button>
               )}
             </>
           }