diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9c7cbf..2894144 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ We also got some additional features we thought about and couldn't implement yet
 - **Full Test Coverage**: We want to have full test coverage for the platform.
 - **Automated Testing**: We already have implemented some automated testing and linting, also in the `release.yml` action, where the app is automatically deployed. If we add full test coverage, we can also add automated testing to the deployment process (spec and e2e tests).
 - **Dynamic OG Tags**: We want to implement dynamic OG tags for the vote pages, so users can share the vote on social media platforms even better.
+- **Fees and Tokenization**: In a production environment, fees will need to be covered either by the vote creator or the participants. This could involve tokenization mechanisms where a small fee is charged for vote creation or participation, ensuring the platform remains sustainable.
 
 # Contributing
 
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/app/app.component.html b/apps/frontend/src/app/app.component.html
index 60dcb1e..20dcb21 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/app/app.component.html
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/app/app.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <div class="min-h-screen flex flex-col">
+  <app-news-banner />
   <app-navbar />
   <div class="flex-grow">
     <router-outlet />
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/app/app.component.ts b/apps/frontend/src/app/app.component.ts
index d2c895c..ad62213 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router'
 import { NavbarComponent } from './shared/navigation/navbar/navbar.component'
 import { DisclaimerComponent } from './shared/navigation/disclaimer/disclaimer.component'
 import { FooterComponent } from './shared/navigation/footer/footer.component'
+import { NewsBannerComponent } from './shared/navigation/banner/news-banner.component'
 
 @Component({
   standalone: true,
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import { FooterComponent } from './shared/navigation/footer/footer.component'
     NavbarComponent,
     DisclaimerComponent,
     FooterComponent,
+    NewsBannerComponent,
   ],
   selector: 'app-root',
   templateUrl: './app.component.html',
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/app/features/login/login.component.html b/apps/frontend/src/app/features/login/login.component.html
index 861bb95..6d5c420 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/app/features/login/login.component.html
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/app/features/login/login.component.html
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 />
 } @else if (successMessage) {
 <app-success
-  [title]="'Login Successful'"
+  [title]="'Connecting your wallet was successful.'"
   [message]="successMessage"
   [action]="'Go to Home'"
   [route]="'/'"
   aria-live="assertive"
-  aria-label="Logged in successfully"
+  aria-label="Wallet connection successful"
 />
 } @else {
 <div class="flex min-h-full flex-col justify-center px-6 py-12 lg:px-8">
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
     <h2
       class="mt-10 text-center text-2xl font-bold leading-9 tracking-tight text-gray-900"
     >
-      Log in to your account
+      Connect your wallet
     </h2>
     <p class="mt-1 text-sm leading-6 text-gray-600 text-center">
-      Log in to your Stellar account using your private key.
+      Connect to your Stellar wallet using your private key.
     </p>
   </div>
 
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
             'bg-indigo-600 hover:bg-indigo-700': loginForm.valid,
           }"
         >
-          @if (isLoading){
+          @if (isLoading) {
           <app-button-spinner />
-          }@else{ Log in }
+          } @else { Connect }
         </button>
       </div>
     </form>
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@
     </div>
 
     <p class="mt-3 text-center text-sm text-gray-500">
-      Don't have an account?
+      Don't have a wallet?
       <a
         class="text-indigo-600 hover:underline cursor-pointer focus:outline-none focus:underline"
         routerLink="/register"
-        >Register</a
+        >Create one</a
       >
     </p>
   </div>
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/app/features/register/register.component.html b/apps/frontend/src/app/features/register/register.component.html
index 2dd6191..32286f8 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/app/features/register/register.component.html
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/app/features/register/register.component.html
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 />
 } @else if (successMessage) {
 <app-success
-  [title]="'Account Created'"
+  [title]="'Wallet created successfully'"
   [message]="successMessage"
   [action]="'Go to Home'"
   [route]="'/'"
   [showHomeButton]="false"
   aria-live="assertive"
-  aria-label="Registered successfully"
+  aria-label="Wallet created successfully"
 />
 <div class="mx-2.5 my-2">
   <div
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ <h1 class="font-bold">Your public and secret keys</h1>
         'bg-indigo-600 hover:bg-indigo-700': hasDownloaded
       }"
     >
-      Continue to login
+      Connect Wallet
     </button>
   </div>
 </div>
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ <h1 class="font-bold">Your public and secret keys</h1>
     <h2
       class="mt-10 text-center text-2xl font-bold leading-9 tracking-tight text-gray-900"
     >
-      Register with Stellar
+      Create new Stellar Wallet
     </h2>
     <p class="mt-1 text-sm leading-6 text-gray-600 text-center">
-      Register a new account on the Stellar network, please ensure you save your
+      Create a new wallet on the Stellar network, please ensure you save your
       wallets private key in a secure place on the next screen.
     </p>
   </div>
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ <h1 class="font-bold">Your public and secret keys</h1>
             'bg-indigo-600 hover:bg-indigo-700': publicKey && secretKey
           }"
         >
-          @if (isLoading){
+          @if (isLoading) {
           <app-button-spinner />
-          }@else{ Register }
+          } @else { Create }
         </button>
       </div>
     </form>
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ <h1 class="font-bold">Your public and secret keys</h1>
     </div>
 
     <p class="mt-3 text-center text-sm text-gray-500">
-      Already have an account?
+      Already have a wallet?
       <a
         class="text-indigo-600 hover:underline cursor-pointer focus:outline-none focus:underline"
         routerLink="/login"
-        >Log in</a
+        >Connect instead</a
       >
     </p>
   </div>
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/banner/news-banner.component.css b/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/banner/news-banner.component.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/banner/news-banner.component.html b/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/banner/news-banner.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35e6025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/banner/news-banner.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+@if (!isDismissed) {
+<div
+  class="relative isolate flex items-center gap-x-6 overflow-hidden bg-gray-50 px-6 py-2.5 sm:px-3.5 sm:before:flex-1"
+>
+  <div
+    class="absolute left-[max(-7rem,calc(50%-52rem))] top-1/2 -z-10 -translate-y-1/2 transform-gpu blur-2xl"
+    aria-hidden="true"
+  >
+    <div
+      class="aspect-[577/310] w-[36.0625rem] bg-gradient-to-r from-[#6760a2] to-[#655ae4] opacity-30"
+      style="
+        clip-path: polygon(
+          74.8% 41.9%,
+          97.2% 73.2%,
+          100% 34.9%,
+          92.5% 0.4%,
+          87.5% 0%,
+          75% 28.6%,
+          58.5% 54.6%,
+          50.1% 56.8%,
+          46.9% 44%,
+          48.3% 17.4%,
+          24.7% 53.9%,
+          0% 27.9%,
+          11.9% 74.2%,
+          24.9% 54.1%,
+          68.6% 100%,
+          74.8% 41.9%
+        );
+      "
+    ></div>
+  </div>
+  <div
+    class="absolute left-[max(45rem,calc(50%+8rem))] top-1/2 -z-10 -translate-y-1/2 transform-gpu blur-2xl"
+    aria-hidden="true"
+  >
+    <div
+      class="aspect-[577/310] w-[36.0625rem] bg-gradient-to-r from-[#655ae4] to-[#6760a2] opacity-30"
+      style="
+        clip-path: polygon(
+          74.8% 41.9%,
+          97.2% 73.2%,
+          100% 34.9%,
+          92.5% 0.4%,
+          87.5% 0%,
+          75% 28.6%,
+          58.5% 54.6%,
+          50.1% 56.8%,
+          46.9% 44%,
+          48.3% 17.4%,
+          24.7% 53.9%,
+          0% 27.9%,
+          11.9% 74.2%,
+          24.9% 54.1%,
+          68.6% 100%,
+          74.8% 41.9%
+        );
+      "
+    ></div>
+  </div>
+  <p class="text-sm leading-6 text-gray-900">
+    <a
+      href="https://dev.to/gr1ll/votevault-our-journey-from-a-lunchtime-idea-to-dapp-2opf"
+      target="_blank"
+      rel="noopener noreferrer"
+      aria-label="Read our submission post for DEV Challenge!"
+      aria-describedby="banner"
+    >
+      <strong class="font-semibold">DEV Challenge</strong>
+      <svg
+        viewBox="0 0 2 2"
+        class="mx-2 inline h-0.5 w-0.5 fill-current"
+        aria-hidden="true"
+      >
+        <circle cx="1" cy="1" r="1" />
+      </svg>
+      See our submission post for VoteVault!&nbsp;<span aria-hidden="true"
+        >&rarr;</span
+      >
+    </a>
+  </p>
+  <div class="flex flex-1 justify-end">
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      class="-m-3 p-3 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]"
+      (click)="dismiss()"
+    >
+      <span class="sr-only">Dismiss</span>
+      <svg
+        class="h-5 w-5 text-gray-900"
+        viewBox="0 0 20 20"
+        fill="currentColor"
+        aria-hidden="true"
+      >
+        <path
+          d="M6.28 5.22a.75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06L8.94 10l-3.72 3.72a.75.75 0 101.06 1.06L10 11.06l3.72 3.72a.75.75 0 101.06-1.06L11.06 10l3.72-3.72a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06L10 8.94 6.28 5.22z"
+        />
+      </svg>
+    </button>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+}
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/banner/news-banner.component.spec.ts b/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/banner/news-banner.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ac65a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/banner/news-banner.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing'
+import { NewsBannerComponent } from './news-banner.component'
+
+describe('NewsBannerComponent', () => {
+  let component: NewsBannerComponent
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<NewsBannerComponent>
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [NewsBannerComponent],
+    }).compileComponents()
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(NewsBannerComponent)
+    component = fixture.componentInstance
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+  })
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/banner/news-banner.component.ts b/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/banner/news-banner.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3d549d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/banner/news-banner.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common'
+import { CookieService } from 'ngx-cookie-service'
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-news-banner',
+  standalone: true,
+  imports: [CommonModule],
+  templateUrl: './news-banner.component.html',
+  styleUrl: './news-banner.component.css',
+})
+export class NewsBannerComponent implements OnInit {
+  protected isDismissed = false
+
+  constructor(private cookieService: CookieService) {}
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.isDismissed = this.cookieService.check('news-banner')
+  }
+
+  dismiss() {
+    this.cookieService.set('news-banner', 'dismissed', 1)
+    this.isDismissed = true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/disclaimer/disclaimer.component.html b/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/disclaimer/disclaimer.component.html
index 86c105c..c3ee8e1 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/disclaimer/disclaimer.component.html
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/disclaimer/disclaimer.component.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         type="button"
         class="rounded-md bg-gray-900 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-gray-700 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-gray-900"
       >
-        Accept
+        Accept all
       </button>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/navbar/navbar.component.html b/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/navbar/navbar.component.html
index a18a0f6..dc1f3d0 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/navbar/navbar.component.html
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/app/shared/navigation/navbar/navbar.component.html
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         class="text-sm font-semibold leading-6 text-gray-900 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-gray-500"
         routerLink="/login"
       >
-        Log in <span aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
+        Connect Wallet <span aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
       </a>
     </div>
     } @else {
@@ -75,13 +75,14 @@
         (click)="logout()"
         class="text-sm font-semibold leading-6 text-gray-900 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-gray-500"
       >
-        Log out <span aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
+        Disconnect <span aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
       </button>
     </div>
     }
   </nav>
 
-  <div *ngIf="isMenuOpen" aria-modal="true" class="lg:hidden" role="dialog">
+  @if (isMenuOpen) {
+  <div aria-modal="true" class="lg:hidden" role="dialog">
     <div (click)="closeMenu()" class="fixed inset-0 z-10 bg-gray-900/50"></div>
     <div
       class="fixed inset-y-0 right-0 z-10 w-full overflow-y-auto bg-white px-6 py-6 sm:max-w-sm sm:ring-1 sm:ring-gray-900/10"
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@
               class="-mx-3 block rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-base font-semibold leading-7 text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-50 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-gray-500"
               routerLink="/login"
             >
-              Log in
+              Connect Wallet <span aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
             </a>
           </div>
           } @else {
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@
               (click)="logout()"
               class="-mx-3 block rounded-lg px-3 py-2.5 text-base font-semibold leading-7 text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-50 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-gray-500"
             >
-              Log out
+              Disconnect <span aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
             </button>
           </div>
           }
@@ -162,4 +163,5 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
+  }
 </header>