diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/DepositPanel.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/DepositPanel.tsx
index 7854c8f..86b8fde 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/DepositPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/DepositPanel.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ import {
 import { useAppKit } from "@reown/appkit/react";
 import { hoodquidityVaultsAbi } from "@/lib/abi/HoodquidityVaults";
 import { mockERC20Abi } from "@/lib/abi/MockERC20";
-import { ACTIVE_CHAIN_ID, getActiveDeployment, USD_DECIMALS } from "@/lib/contracts";
+import {
+  ACTIVE_CHAIN_ID,
+  getActiveDeployment,
+  USD_DECIMALS,
+  MIN_DEPOSIT_USD,
+  MIN_DEPOSIT_UNITS,
+} from "@/lib/contracts";
 import { slippageImpact } from "@/lib/math";
 import { fmtPct, fmtUsd } from "@/lib/format";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
@@ -125,6 +131,10 @@ export function DepositPanel({
   const busy = isPending || isConfirming;
   const dual = mode === "dual";
 
+  // combined credit (stable leg + valued stock leg) in stable base units
+  const creditUnits = dual ? amount + (stockAmount > 0n ? stockQuote : 0n) : amount;
+  const belowMin = creditUnits > 0n && creditUnits < MIN_DEPOSIT_UNITS;
+
   const needsUsdFaucet = amount > 0n && balance < amount;
   const needsUsdApprove = !needsUsdFaucet && amount > 0n && allowance < amount;
   const needsStockFaucet = dual && stockAmount > 0n && stockBalance < stockAmount;
@@ -140,6 +150,7 @@ export function DepositPanel({
 
   const act = () => {
     if (!isConnected) return openConnectModal?.();
+    if (belowMin) return; // guarded; the button is disabled below the minimum
     if (needsUsdFaucet) {
       writeContract({
         address: deployment.usd,
@@ -195,6 +206,8 @@ export function DepositPanel({
       ? dual
         ? `Enter ${symbol} amount`
         : "Enter amount"
+      : belowMin
+        ? `Min. deposit $${MIN_DEPOSIT_USD}`
       : needsUsdFaucet
         ? "Get hUSD"
         : needsStockFaucet
@@ -300,10 +313,18 @@ export function DepositPanel({
         </div>
       )}
 
+      {isConnected && belowMin && (
+        <p className="num font-mono text-[11px] tracking-[0.04em] text-danger">
+          Minimum deposit is ${MIN_DEPOSIT_USD}
+        </p>
+      )}
+
       <Button
         className="w-full"
         size="lg"
-        disabled={busy || (isConnected && !ready) || campaign.status === "ended"}
+        disabled={
+          busy || (isConnected && !ready) || campaign.status === "ended" || (isConnected && belowMin)
+        }
         onClick={act}
       >
         {busy ? "Confirming..." : label}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/abi/HoodquidityVaults.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/abi/HoodquidityVaults.ts
index 27c2db8..2b3f044 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/abi/HoodquidityVaults.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/abi/HoodquidityVaults.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,19 @@ export const hoodquidityVaultsAbi = [
     ],
     "stateMutability": "view"
   },
+  {
+    "type": "function",
+    "name": "MIN_DEPOSIT",
+    "inputs": [],
+    "outputs": [
+      {
+        "name": "",
+        "type": "uint128",
+        "internalType": "uint128"
+      }
+    ],
+    "stateMutability": "view"
+  },
   {
     "type": "function",
     "name": "PLATFORM_FEE_BPS",
@@ -865,6 +878,11 @@ export const hoodquidityVaultsAbi = [
     "name": "BadPrice",
     "inputs": []
   },
+  {
+    "type": "error",
+    "name": "BelowMinimum",
+    "inputs": []
+  },
   {
     "type": "error",
     "name": "CampaignDepositsPaused",
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/contracts.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/contracts.ts
index 4008829..4a965e7 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/contracts.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/contracts.ts
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ interface Deployment {
 
 /** anvil (local dev) deployment, chainId 31337 */
 const local: Deployment = {
-  vaults: "0x68B1D87F95878fE05B998F19b66F4baba5De1aed",
-  usd: "0x9A9f2CCfdE556A7E9Ff0848998Aa4a0CFD8863AE",
+  vaults: "0xe7f1725E7734CE288F8367e1Bb143E90bb3F0512",
+  usd: "0x5FbDB2315678afecb367f032d93F642f64180aa3",
   markets: [
     {
       symbol: "NVDA",
       name: "NVIDIA Stock Token",
       campaignId: 0,
-      stockToken: "0x59b670e9fA9D0A427751Af201D676719a970857b",
-      priceFeed: "0x4ed7c70F96B99c776995fB64377f0d4aB3B0e1C1",
+      stockToken: "0xDc64a140Aa3E981100a9becA4E685f962f0cF6C9",
+      priceFeed: "0x5FC8d32690cc91D4c39d9d3abcBD16989F875707",
       dexToken: XSTOCK.NVDA,
       risk: "Medium",
     },
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ const local: Deployment = {
       symbol: "TSLA",
       name: "Tesla Stock Token",
       campaignId: 1,
-      stockToken: "0xa85233C63b9Ee964Add6F2cffe00Fd84eb32338f",
-      priceFeed: "0x4A679253410272dd5232B3Ff7cF5dbB88f295319",
+      stockToken: "0xa513E6E4b8f2a923D98304ec87F64353C4D5C853",
+      priceFeed: "0x2279B7A0a67DB372996a5FaB50D91eAA73d2eBe6",
       dexToken: XSTOCK.TSLA,
       risk: "Medium",
     },
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ const local: Deployment = {
       symbol: "AAPL",
       name: "Apple Stock Token",
       campaignId: 2,
-      stockToken: "0x09635F643e140090A9A8Dcd712eD6285858ceBef",
-      priceFeed: "0xc5a5C42992dECbae36851359345FE25997F5C42d",
+      stockToken: "0x610178dA211FEF7D417bC0e6FeD39F05609AD788",
+      priceFeed: "0xB7f8BC63BbcaD18155201308C8f3540b07f84F5e",
       dexToken: XSTOCK.AAPL,
       risk: "Low",
     },
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ const local: Deployment = {
       symbol: "SPY",
       name: "SPDR S&P 500 Token",
       campaignId: 3,
-      stockToken: "0xE6E340D132b5f46d1e472DebcD681B2aBc16e57E",
-      priceFeed: "0xc3e53F4d16Ae77Db1c982e75a937B9f60FE63690",
+      stockToken: "0x0DCd1Bf9A1b36cE34237eEaFef220932846BCD82",
+      priceFeed: "0x9A676e781A523b5d0C0e43731313A708CB607508",
       dexToken: XSTOCK.SPY,
       risk: "Low",
     },
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ const local: Deployment = {
       symbol: "AIB",
       name: "AI Basket Token",
       campaignId: 4,
-      stockToken: "0x9E545E3C0baAB3E08CdfD552C960A1050f373042",
-      priceFeed: "0xa82fF9aFd8f496c3d6ac40E2a0F282E47488CFc9",
+      stockToken: "0x959922bE3CAee4b8Cd9a407cc3ac1C251C2007B1",
+      priceFeed: "0x9A9f2CCfdE556A7E9Ff0848998Aa4a0CFD8863AE",
       dexBasket: [XSTOCK.NVDA, XSTOCK.META, XSTOCK.GOOGL, XSTOCK.AMZN],
       risk: "High",
     },
@@ -137,3 +137,8 @@ export function getDeployment(chainId: number | undefined): Deployment {
 }
 
 export const USD_DECIMALS = 6;
+
+/** Minimum accepted deposit, mirrors HoodquidityVaults.MIN_DEPOSIT. */
+export const MIN_DEPOSIT_USD = 500;
+/** Same floor in stable base units (6-dec) for exact bigint comparisons. */
+export const MIN_DEPOSIT_UNITS = 500_000_000n; // 500 * 10 ** USD_DECIMALS
diff --git a/apps/web/src/screens/AppBoard.tsx b/apps/web/src/screens/AppBoard.tsx
index f64ad62..98f4bcb 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/screens/AppBoard.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/screens/AppBoard.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ import {
 import { useAppKit } from "@reown/appkit/react";
 import { hoodquidityVaultsAbi } from "@/lib/abi/HoodquidityVaults";
 import { mockERC20Abi } from "@/lib/abi/MockERC20";
-import { ACTIVE_CHAIN_ID, HAS_LIVE_VAULT, getActiveDeployment, USD_DECIMALS } from "@/lib/contracts";
+import {
+  ACTIVE_CHAIN_ID,
+  HAS_LIVE_VAULT,
+  getActiveDeployment,
+  USD_DECIMALS,
+  MIN_DEPOSIT_USD,
+  MIN_DEPOSIT_UNITS,
+} from "@/lib/contracts";
 import { useCampaigns, usePositions, type CampaignState } from "@/hooks/useCampaigns";
 import { useAllMarketData } from "@/hooks/useMarketData";
 import { feeApr, rewardApr } from "@/lib/math";
@@ -114,6 +121,7 @@ export default function AppBoard() {
   }, [isSuccess, reset, refetchWallet, refetchPositions]);
 
   const busy = isPending || isConfirming;
+  const belowMin = amount > 0n && amount < MIN_DEPOSIT_UNITS;
   const needsFaucet = amount > 0n && balance < amount;
   const needsApprove = !needsFaucet && amount > 0n && allowance < amount;
 
@@ -128,6 +136,7 @@ export default function AppBoard() {
     if (!selected) return;
     if (!isConnected) return openConnectModal?.();
     if (amount === 0n) return say("enter an amount to deposit");
+    if (belowMin) return say(`minimum deposit is $${MIN_DEPOSIT_USD}`);
     if (needsFaucet) {
       lastAction.current = "hUSD minted to wallet";
       writeContract({
@@ -188,11 +197,13 @@ export default function AppBoard() {
     ? "Connect wallet"
     : amount === 0n
       ? "Enter amount"
-      : needsFaucet
-        ? "Get hUSD"
-        : needsApprove
-          ? "Approve hUSD"
-          : "Deposit hUSD";
+      : belowMin
+        ? `Min. deposit $${MIN_DEPOSIT_USD}`
+        : needsFaucet
+          ? "Get hUSD"
+          : needsApprove
+            ? "Approve hUSD"
+            : "Deposit hUSD";
 
   return (
     <div className="relative">
@@ -428,6 +439,11 @@ export default function AppBoard() {
                         MAX
                       </button>
                     </div>
+                    {isConnected && belowMin && (
+                      <p className="num font-mono text-[10px] tracking-[0.04em] text-danger">
+                        Minimum deposit is ${MIN_DEPOSIT_USD}
+                      </p>
+                    )}
                   </div>
 
                   <div className="mt-4 space-y-2 border-t border-edge pt-4 text-[13px]">
@@ -450,7 +466,7 @@ export default function AppBoard() {
                   <Button
                     className="mt-5 w-full"
                     size="lg"
-                    disabled={busy || selected.status === "ended"}
+                    disabled={busy || selected.status === "ended" || (isConnected && belowMin)}
                     onClick={act}
                   >
                     {busy ? "Confirming..." : primaryLabel}
diff --git a/packages/contracts/src/HoodquidityVaults.sol b/packages/contracts/src/HoodquidityVaults.sol
index 7cea526..2595d89 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/src/HoodquidityVaults.sol
+++ b/packages/contracts/src/HoodquidityVaults.sol
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ contract HoodquidityVaults is Ownable, Pausable, ReentrancyGuard {
     uint16 public constant EARLY_EXIT_FEE_BPS = 10; // 0.1%
     uint16 public constant PLATFORM_FEE_BPS = 1000; // 10% of reward payouts
     uint256 public constant SWEEP_DELAY = 30 days;
+    /// @notice Smallest accepted deposit, in stable units (6-dec). Applies to
+    ///         the combined credit (stable leg + valued stock leg) of each call.
+    uint128 public constant MIN_DEPOSIT = 500e6; // $500
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------- storage
 
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ contract HoodquidityVaults is Ownable, Pausable, ReentrancyGuard {
     error CampaignNotActive();
     error CampaignDepositsPaused();
     error ZeroAmount();
+    error BelowMinimum();
     error NothingToWithdraw();
     error NothingToClaim();
     error BadConfig();
@@ -231,6 +235,7 @@ contract HoodquidityVaults is Ownable, Pausable, ReentrancyGuard {
         }
         uint128 credit = stableAmount + stockValue;
         if (credit == 0) revert ZeroAmount();
+        if (credit < MIN_DEPOSIT) revert BelowMinimum();
 
         Position storage p = _positions[id][msg.sender];
 
diff --git a/packages/contracts/test/HoodquidityVaults.t.sol b/packages/contracts/test/HoodquidityVaults.t.sol
index 57e5bb9..5894ec8 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/test/HoodquidityVaults.t.sol
+++ b/packages/contracts/test/HoodquidityVaults.t.sol
@@ -106,6 +106,34 @@ contract HoodquidityVaultsTest is Test {
         vaults.deposit(0, 1_000e6);
     }
 
+    function test_deposit_belowMinimum_reverts() public {
+        vm.warp(start);
+        vm.prank(alice);
+        vm.expectRevert(HoodquidityVaults.BelowMinimum.selector);
+        vaults.deposit(0, 499e6);
+    }
+
+    function test_deposit_atMinimum_ok() public {
+        vm.warp(start);
+        assertEq(vaults.MIN_DEPOSIT(), 500e6);
+        vm.prank(alice);
+        vaults.deposit(0, 500e6);
+        assertEq(vaults.getPosition(0, alice).amount, 500e6);
+    }
+
+    function test_depositDual_combinedCreditMeetsMinimum() public {
+        vm.warp(start);
+        // stable leg alone is under $500, but 1 TSLA ($400) tips it over
+        vm.prank(alice);
+        vaults.depositDual(0, 1e18, 200e6);
+        assertEq(vaults.getPosition(0, alice).amount, 600e6);
+
+        // both legs under the floor: combined $100 + $80 still reverts
+        vm.prank(bob);
+        vm.expectRevert(HoodquidityVaults.BelowMinimum.selector);
+        vaults.depositDual(0, 0.2e18, 100e6);
+    }
+
     // -------------------------------------------------- lp counters, genesis
 
     function test_activeLPs_tracksEntriesAndExits() public {
@@ -149,7 +177,7 @@ contract HoodquidityVaultsTest is Test {
         vm.warp(start + 2 days);
         vm.startPrank(alice);
         vaults.withdraw(0, 1_000e6);
-        vaults.deposit(0, 200e6);
+        vaults.deposit(0, 500e6);
         vm.stopPrank();
         assertEq(vaults.getPosition(0, alice).lpIndex, 1);
         assertEq(vaults.getCampaign(0).lpCount, 2);
@@ -440,7 +468,7 @@ contract HoodquidityVaultsTest is Test {
     // ---------------------------------------------------------------- fuzz
 
     function testFuzz_deposit_withdraw_neverLosesPrincipalAfterEnd(uint96 amount) public {
-        amount = uint96(bound(amount, 1e6, 90_000e6));
+        amount = uint96(bound(amount, 500e6, 90_000e6));
         vm.warp(start);
         vm.prank(alice);
         vaults.deposit(0, amount);
@@ -453,7 +481,7 @@ contract HoodquidityVaultsTest is Test {
     }
 
     function testFuzz_earlyExit_feeIsExact(uint96 amount) public {
-        amount = uint96(bound(amount, 1e6, 90_000e6));
+        amount = uint96(bound(amount, 500e6, 90_000e6));
         vm.warp(start);
         vm.prank(alice);
         vaults.deposit(0, amount);
@@ -466,7 +494,8 @@ contract HoodquidityVaultsTest is Test {
     }
 
     function testFuzz_dualDeposit_valuation(uint96 stockAmt) public {
-        stockAmt = uint96(bound(stockAmt, 1e15, 50e18));
+        // lower bound keeps the stock-only credit above the $500 minimum
+        stockAmt = uint96(bound(stockAmt, 2e18, 50e18));
         vm.warp(start);
         vm.prank(alice);
         vaults.depositDual(0, stockAmt, 0);