diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/assets.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/assets.ts
index 288721d983..0a14037d5f 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/assets.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/assets.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { BufferUtils } from '@ironfish/sdk'
 import { CliUx } from '@oclif/core'
 import { IronfishCommand } from '../../command'
 import { RemoteFlags } from '../../flags'
-import { renderAssetNameFromHex } from '../../utils'
+import { renderAssetWithVerificationStatus } from '../../utils'
 import { TableCols } from '../../utils/table'
 
 const MAX_ASSET_METADATA_COLUMN_WIDTH = ASSET_METADATA_LENGTH + 1
@@ -64,12 +64,13 @@ export class AssetsCommand extends IronfishCommand {
             header: 'Name',
             width: assetNameWidth,
             get: (row) =>
-              renderAssetNameFromHex(row.name, {
-                verification: row.verification,
-                outputType: flags.output,
-                verbose: !!flags.verbose,
-                logWarn: this.warn.bind(this),
-              }),
+              renderAssetWithVerificationStatus(
+                BufferUtils.toHuman(Buffer.from(row.name, 'hex')),
+                {
+                  verification: row.verification,
+                  outputType: flags.output,
+                },
+              ),
           }),
           id: {
             header: 'ID',
diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/balance.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/balance.ts
index 25e689d402..5c4eef8aa8 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/balance.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/balance.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { CurrencyUtils, GetBalanceResponse, isNativeIdentifier } from '@ironfish
 import { Flags } from '@oclif/core'
 import { IronfishCommand } from '../../command'
 import { RemoteFlags } from '../../flags'
-import { renderAssetName } from '../../utils'
+import { renderAssetWithVerificationStatus } from '../../utils'
 
 export class BalanceCommand extends IronfishCommand {
   static description =
@@ -63,11 +63,10 @@ export class BalanceCommand extends IronfishCommand {
     ).content
 
     const assetId = response.content.assetId
-    const assetName = renderAssetName(isNativeIdentifier(assetId) ? '$IRON' : assetId, {
-      verification: asset.verification,
-      verbose: !!flags.verbose,
-      logWarn: this.warn.bind(this),
-    })
+    const assetName = renderAssetWithVerificationStatus(
+      isNativeIdentifier(assetId) ? '$IRON' : assetId,
+      asset,
+    )
 
     if (flags.explain) {
       this.explainBalance(response.content, assetName)
diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/balances.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/balances.ts
index bee764eef8..feadcfc26e 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/balances.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/balances.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
-import { CurrencyUtils, GetBalancesResponse, RpcAsset } from '@ironfish/sdk'
+import { BufferUtils, CurrencyUtils, GetBalancesResponse, RpcAsset } from '@ironfish/sdk'
 import { CliUx, Flags } from '@oclif/core'
 import { IronfishCommand } from '../../command'
 import { RemoteFlags } from '../../flags'
-import { compareAssets, renderAssetNameFromHex } from '../../utils'
+import { compareAssets, renderAssetWithVerificationStatus } from '../../utils'
 
 type AssetBalancePairs = { asset: RpcAsset; balance: GetBalancesResponse['balances'][number] }
 
@@ -63,12 +63,13 @@ export class BalancesCommand extends IronfishCommand {
       assetName: {
         header: 'Asset Name',
         get: ({ asset }) =>
-          renderAssetNameFromHex(asset.name, {
-            verification: asset.verification,
-            outputType: flags.output,
-            verbose: !!flags.verbose,
-            logWarn: this.warn.bind(this),
-          }),
+          renderAssetWithVerificationStatus(
+            BufferUtils.toHuman(Buffer.from(asset.name, 'hex')),
+            {
+              verification: asset.verification,
+              outputType: flags.output,
+            },
+          ),
       },
       'asset.id': {
         header: 'Asset Id',
diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/utils/asset.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/utils/asset.ts
index 8cc6f62f05..a201007dd5 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/utils/asset.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/utils/asset.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ import inquirer from 'inquirer'
 type RenderAssetNameOptions = {
   verification?: RpcAssetVerification
   outputType?: string
-  verbose?: boolean
-  logWarn?: (msg: string) => void
 }
 
-export function renderAssetName(name: string, options?: RenderAssetNameOptions): string {
+export function renderAssetWithVerificationStatus(
+  name: string,
+  options?: RenderAssetNameOptions,
+): string {
   if (options?.outputType) {
     // User requested some machine-readable output (like CSV, JSON, or YAML).
     // Do not alter the name in any way.
@@ -34,23 +35,12 @@ export function renderAssetName(name: string, options?: RenderAssetNameOptions):
     case 'verified':
       return chalk.green(name + '✓')
     case 'unknown':
-      if (options?.verbose && options?.logWarn) {
-        options.logWarn(`Could not check whether ${name} is a verified asset`)
-      }
-      return name
+      return chalk.green(name + '?')
     default:
       return name
   }
 }
 
-export function renderAssetNameFromHex(
-  hexName: string,
-  options?: RenderAssetNameOptions,
-): string {
-  const name = BufferUtils.toHuman(Buffer.from(hexName, 'hex'))
-  return renderAssetName(name, options)
-}
-
 export function compareAssets(
   leftName: string,
   leftVerification: RpcAssetVerification,