diff --git a/src/__tests__/VerifiedCreatorBadge.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/VerifiedCreatorBadge.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e6543e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/VerifiedCreatorBadge.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import VerifiedCreatorBadge, {
+  formatVerificationDate,
+} from "@/components/VerifiedCreatorBadge";
+
+const state = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  verified: false,
+  attestation: null as null | {
+    address: string;
+    signature: string;
+    timestamp?: number;
+    method?: string;
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/attestation", () => ({
+  isVerifiedCreator: () => state.verified,
+  getAttestation: () => state.attestation,
+  getAttestations: () => ({}),
+  storeAttestation: () => {},
+  removeAttestation: () => {},
+  generateChallenge: () => "",
+}));
+
+const ADDRESS = "GDVERIFIEDCREATORADDRESS000000000000000000000000000000000";
+
+describe("VerifiedCreatorBadge", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    state.verified = false;
+    state.attestation = null;
+  });
+
+  it("renders nothing when the creator is not verified", () => {
+    const { container } = render(<VerifiedCreatorBadge address={ADDRESS} />);
+    expect(container).toBeEmptyDOMElement();
+  });
+
+  it("exposes a tooltip with the verification date and method via aria-describedby", () => {
+    state.verified = true;
+    state.attestation = {
+      address: ADDRESS,
+      signature: "sig",
+      timestamp: Date.UTC(2024, 0, 15),
+      method: "on-chain proof",
+    };
+
+    render(<VerifiedCreatorBadge address={ADDRESS} />);
+
+    const badge = screen.getByText(/Verified Creator/i);
+    const tooltip = screen.getByRole("tooltip");
+
+    expect(tooltip).toHaveTextContent(
+      "Verified via on-chain proof on January 15, 2024"
+    );
+    expect(badge).toHaveAttribute("aria-describedby", tooltip.id);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to a generic method when none is recorded", () => {
+    state.verified = true;
+    state.attestation = {
+      address: ADDRESS,
+      signature: "sig",
+      timestamp: Date.UTC(2024, 5, 1),
+    };
+
+    render(<VerifiedCreatorBadge address={ADDRESS} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("tooltip")).toHaveTextContent(
+      "Verified via signed attestation on June 1, 2024"
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("renders without a tooltip when no verification date is available", () => {
+    state.verified = true;
+    state.attestation = { address: ADDRESS, signature: "sig" };
+
+    render(<VerifiedCreatorBadge address={ADDRESS} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Verified Creator/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("tooltip")).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Verified Creator/i)).not.toHaveAttribute(
+      "aria-describedby"
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("formats dates in a human-readable form", () => {
+    expect(formatVerificationDate(Date.UTC(2024, 0, 15))).toBe("January 15, 2024");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/VerifiedCreatorBadge.tsx b/src/components/VerifiedCreatorBadge.tsx
index 352261e..3f6dcf9 100644
--- a/src/components/VerifiedCreatorBadge.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VerifiedCreatorBadge.tsx
@@ -1,31 +1,83 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { isVerifiedCreator } from '@/lib/attestation';
+import { useEffect, useId, useState } from 'react';
+import { getAttestation, isVerifiedCreator } from '@/lib/attestation';
 
 interface Props {
   address: string;
 }
 
+/** Format a verification timestamp as a human-readable date, e.g. "January 15, 2024". */
+export function formatVerificationDate(timestamp: number): string {
+  return new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
+    year: 'numeric',
+    month: 'long',
+    day: 'numeric',
+  }).format(new Date(timestamp));
+}
+
 export default function VerifiedCreatorBadge({ address }: Props) {
   const [isVerified, setIsVerified] = useState(false);
   const [mounted, setMounted] = useState(false);
+  const [verification, setVerification] = useState<{
+    timestamp: number | null;
+    method: string | null;
+  }>({ timestamp: null, method: null });
+
+  // `useId` contains colons in React 18; strip them so the id is a valid
+  // `aria-describedby` target.
+  const tooltipId = `verified-creator-tooltip-${useId().replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]/g, '')}`;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setMounted(true);
-    setIsVerified(isVerifiedCreator(address));
+    const verified = isVerifiedCreator(address);
+    setIsVerified(verified);
+
+    if (!verified) {
+      setVerification({ timestamp: null, method: null });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const attestation = getAttestation(address);
+    setVerification({
+      timestamp: attestation?.timestamp ?? null,
+      method: attestation?.method ?? null,
+    });
   }, [address]);
 
   if (!mounted || !isVerified) {
     return null;
   }
 
+  const hasVerificationDate =
+    typeof verification.timestamp === 'number' &&
+    Number.isFinite(verification.timestamp);
+  const methodLabel = verification.method?.trim() || 'signed attestation';
+  const tooltipText = hasVerificationDate
+    ? `Verified via ${methodLabel} on ${formatVerificationDate(
+        verification.timestamp as number,
+      )}`
+    : null;
+
   return (
-    <span
-      className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-xs px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full bg-green-900 text-green-300"
-      title="This creator has verified their identity"
-    >
-      ✓ Verified Creator
+    <span className="relative inline-flex group">
+      <span
+        tabIndex={0}
+        aria-describedby={tooltipText ? tooltipId : undefined}
+        className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-xs px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full bg-green-900 text-green-300 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-green-400 focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-gray-900"
+      >
+        ✓ Verified Creator
+      </span>
+
+      {tooltipText && (
+        <span
+          role="tooltip"
+          id={tooltipId}
+          className="pointer-events-none absolute bottom-full left-1/2 z-20 mb-2 -translate-x-1/2 whitespace-nowrap rounded-md border border-gray-700 bg-gray-800 px-2 py-1 text-xs text-gray-100 shadow-lg opacity-0 invisible transition-opacity duration-150 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:visible group-focus-within:opacity-100 group-focus-within:visible"
+        >
+          {tooltipText}
+        </span>
+      )}
     </span>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/attestation.ts b/src/lib/attestation.ts
index 45f45ca..600a0ef 100644
--- a/src/lib/attestation.ts
+++ b/src/lib/attestation.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ export interface CreatorAttestation {
   address: string;
   signature: string;
   timestamp: number; // Unix timestamp in milliseconds
+  /**
+   * Optional human-readable description of how the creator was verified
+   * (e.g. "on-chain proof", "signed attestation"). Surfaced in the
+   * VerifiedCreatorBadge tooltip.
+   */
+  method?: string;
 }
 
 const STORAGE_KEY = "stellarsplit_creator_attestations";