diff --git a/packages/extension-polkagate/src/hooks/useBalances.ts b/packages/extension-polkagate/src/hooks/useBalances.ts
index 6e97d18b9..cf6201511 100644
--- a/packages/extension-polkagate/src/hooks/useBalances.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-polkagate/src/hooks/useBalances.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2019-2024 @polkadot/extension-polkagate authors & contributors
+// Copyright 2019-2025 @polkadot/extension-polkagate authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 import type React from 'react';
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { useBalancesOnAssethub, useBalancesOnMultiAssetChain, useInfo, useNative
 export default function useBalances (address: string | undefined, refresh?: boolean, setRefresh?: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>>, onlyNew = false, assetId?: string | number): BalancesInfo | undefined {
   const { account, api, chainName, decimal: currentDecimal, genesisHash: chainGenesisHash, token: currentToken } = useInfo(address);
 
-  const isNativeAssetId = String(assetId) === String(NATIVE_TOKEN_ASSET_ID) || String(assetId) === String(NATIVE_TOKEN_ASSET_ID_ON_ASSETHUB);
+  const isNativeAssetId = String(assetId) === String(NATIVE_TOKEN_ASSET_ID) || String(assetId) === String(NATIVE_TOKEN_ASSET_ID_ON_ASSETHUB) || assetId === 'undefined';
   const maybeNonNativeAssetId = isNativeAssetId ? undefined : assetId;
 
   const balances = useNativeAssetBalances(address, refresh, setRefresh, onlyNew);
diff --git a/packages/extension-polkagate/src/popup/home/news.ts b/packages/extension-polkagate/src/popup/home/news.ts
index cdbb216f6..8188b8f23 100644
--- a/packages/extension-polkagate/src/popup/home/news.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-polkagate/src/popup/home/news.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ export interface News {
 
 export const news: News[] = [
   {
-    version: '0.34.1',
+    version: '0.35.1',
     notes: [
-      'Added support for pool migration, allowing users to vote on governance using their staked funds in pools on Kusama.',
-      'PolkaGate is getting a complete new look, so stay tuned for the upcoming update!'
+      'Pool Migration Support: Enable users to vote on governance using their staked funds in pools on Kusama.',
+      'Send Page Fix: Resolve issue where the asset ID was undefined when balances were not yet fetched.',
+      'UI Redesign Incoming: PolkaGate is getting a brand-new look—stay tuned for the upcoming update!'
     ]
   },
   {