diff --git a/src/components/feed/NoteCard.tsx b/src/components/feed/NoteCard.tsx
index fba91e3..9dcd81d 100644
--- a/src/components/feed/NoteCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/feed/NoteCard.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export const NoteCard = memo(function NoteCard({ event, focused, onReplyInThread
   const nip05 = typeof profile?.nip05 === "string" ? profile.nip05 : null;
   const verified = useNip05Verified(event.pubkey, nip05);
   const time = event.created_at ? timeAgo(event.created_at) : "";
+  const profileCreatedAt = typeof profile?._createdAt === "number" ? profile._createdAt : null;
+  const isNewAccount = profileCreatedAt !== null && (Date.now() / 1000 - profileCreatedAt) < 60 * 24 * 3600;
 
   const loggedIn = useUserStore((s) => s.loggedIn);
   const ownPubkey = useUserStore((s) => s.pubkey);
@@ -108,6 +110,9 @@ export const NoteCard = memo(function NoteCard({ event, focused, onReplyInThread
               </span>
             )}
             <span className="text-text-dim text-[11px] shrink-0">{time}</span>
+            {isNewAccount && (
+              <span title="Account created less than 60 days ago" className="text-[9px] px-1 py-0.5 border border-warning/40 text-warning/70 shrink-0 leading-none">new</span>
+            )}
             {/* Context menu — hidden until card hover, not shown for own notes */}
             {loggedIn && event.pubkey !== ownPubkey && (
               <div className="relative ml-auto">
diff --git a/src/components/search/SearchView.tsx b/src/components/search/SearchView.tsx
index d8cd8f2..a74e985 100644
--- a/src/components/search/SearchView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/search/SearchView.tsx
@@ -172,11 +172,11 @@ export function SearchView() {
               ...s,
               profile: p ? {
                 pubkey: s.pubkey,
-                name: (p as Record<string, string>).name || "",
-                displayName: (p as Record<string, string>).display_name || (p as Record<string, string>).name || "",
-                picture: (p as Record<string, string>).picture || "",
-                nip05: (p as Record<string, string>).nip05 || "",
-                about: (p as Record<string, string>).about || "",
+                name: (p as Record<string, unknown>).name as string || "",
+                displayName: (p as Record<string, unknown>).display_name as string || (p as Record<string, unknown>).name as string || "",
+                picture: (p as Record<string, unknown>).picture as string || "",
+                nip05: (p as Record<string, unknown>).nip05 as string || "",
+                about: (p as Record<string, unknown>).about as string || "",
               } : null,
             };
           } catch {
diff --git a/src/lib/nostr/social.ts b/src/lib/nostr/social.ts
index 291d00c..f631932 100644
--- a/src/lib/nostr/social.ts
+++ b/src/lib/nostr/social.ts
@@ -33,9 +33,15 @@ export async function publishContactList(pubkeys: string[]): Promise<void> {
 
 export async function fetchProfile(pubkey: string) {
   const instance = getNDK();
-  const user = instance.getUser({ pubkey });
-  await user.fetchProfile();
-  return user.profile;
+  const events = await fetchWithTimeout(instance, { kinds: [0], authors: [pubkey] }, FEED_TIMEOUT);
+  const event = [...events].sort((a, b) => (b.created_at ?? 0) - (a.created_at ?? 0))[0];
+  if (!event) return null;
+  try {
+    const content = JSON.parse(event.content) as Record<string, unknown>;
+    return { ...content, _createdAt: event.created_at ?? null };
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
 }
 
 export async function fetchFollowSuggestions(myFollows: string[]): Promise<{ pubkey: string; mutualCount: number }[]> {
diff --git a/src/lib/notificationPoller.ts b/src/lib/notificationPoller.ts
index 5bb6a86..45e570b 100644
--- a/src/lib/notificationPoller.ts
+++ b/src/lib/notificationPoller.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ async function getProfileName(pubkey: string): Promise<string> {
   try {
     const p = await fetchProfile(pubkey);
     if (p) {
-      const meta = p as Record<string, string>;
-      return meta.display_name || meta.name || pubkey.slice(0, 8) + "…";
+      return (p as Record<string, unknown>).display_name as string || (p as Record<string, unknown>).name as string || pubkey.slice(0, 8) + "…";
     }
   } catch { /* ignore */ }
   return pubkey.slice(0, 8) + "…";