diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/core/Utils.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/core/Utils.kt
index 5d140972e9..59243ac333 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/core/Utils.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/core/Utils.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import com.google.common.util.concurrent.SettableFuture
 import org.slf4j.Logger
 import java.io.BufferedInputStream
 import java.io.InputStream
+import java.math.BigDecimal
 import java.nio.file.Files
 import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.security.SecureRandom
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ val Int.hours: Duration get() = Duration.ofHours(this.toLong())
 val Int.minutes: Duration get() = Duration.ofMinutes(this.toLong())
 val Int.seconds: Duration get() = Duration.ofSeconds(this.toLong())
 
+val String.d: BigDecimal get() = BigDecimal(this)
+
 /**
  * Returns a random positive long generated using a secure RNG. This function sacrifies a bit of entropy in order to
  * avoid potential bugs where the value is used in a context where negative numbers are not expected.