diff --git a/cashu/wallet/cli.py b/cashu/wallet/cli.py
index 62f6ee1..f6beff8 100755
--- a/cashu/wallet/cli.py
+++ b/cashu/wallet/cli.py
@@ -160,9 +160,17 @@ async def pay(ctx, invoice: str, yes: bool):
 
 
 @cli.command("balance", help="Balance.")
+@click.option(
+    "--verbose",
+    "-v",
+    default=False,
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="Show pending tokens as well.",
+    type=bool,
+)
 @click.pass_context
 @coro
-async def balance(ctx):
+async def balance(ctx, verbose):
     wallet: Wallet = ctx.obj["WALLET"]
     keyset_balances = wallet.balance_per_keyset()
     if len(keyset_balances) > 1:
@@ -173,9 +181,12 @@ async def balance(ctx):
                 f"Keyset: {k or 'undefined'} Balance: {v['balance']} sat (available: {v['available']} sat)"
             )
         print("")
-    print(
-        f"Balance: {wallet.balance} sat (available: {wallet.available_balance} sat in {len([p for p in wallet.proofs if not p.reserved])} tokens)"
-    )
+    if verbose:
+        print(
+            f"Balance: {wallet.balance} sat (available: {wallet.available_balance} sat in {len([p for p in wallet.proofs if not p.reserved])} tokens)"
+        )
+    else:
+        print(f"Balance: {wallet.available_balance} sat")
 
 
 @cli.command("send", help="Send coins.")
diff --git a/cashu/wallet/wallet.py b/cashu/wallet/wallet.py
index fd92d9c..c01869f 100644
--- a/cashu/wallet/wallet.py
+++ b/cashu/wallet/wallet.py
@@ -552,9 +552,10 @@ class Wallet(LedgerAPI):
         return sum_proofs([p for p in self.proofs if not p.reserved])
 
     def status(self):
-        print(
-            f"Balance: {self.balance} sat (available: {self.available_balance} sat in {len([p for p in self.proofs if not p.reserved])} tokens)"
-        )
+        # print(
+        #     f"Balance: {self.balance} sat (available: {self.available_balance} sat in {len([p for p in self.proofs if not p.reserved])} tokens)"
+        # )
+        print(f"Balance: {self.available_balance} sat")
 
     def balance_per_keyset(self):
         return {