diff --git a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/payment/TradeLimits.java b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/payment/TradeLimits.java
index 33aaca22ad..83ff61f8f8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/payment/TradeLimits.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/payment/TradeLimits.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 @Slf4j
 @Singleton
 public class TradeLimits {
-    private static final Coin MAX_TRADE_LIMIT = Coin.parseCoin("2"); // max trade limit for lowest risk payment method. Others will get derived from that.
+    private static final Coin MAX_TRADE_LIMIT = Coin.parseCoin("20"); // max trade limit for lowest risk payment method. Others will get derived from that.
     @Nullable
     @Getter
     private static TradeLimits INSTANCE;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/util/ParsingUtils.java b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/util/ParsingUtils.java
index d5172293c7..7c230aeaea 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/util/ParsingUtils.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/util/ParsingUtils.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import org.bitcoinj.core.Coin;
 import org.bitcoinj.utils.MonetaryFormat;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
-
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ public class ParsingUtils {
      * TODO: change base unit to atomic units and long
      * TODO: move these static utilities?
      */
-    private static BigInteger CENTINEROS_AU_MULTIPLIER = BigInteger.valueOf(10000);
+    private static BigInteger CENTINEROS_AU_MULTIPLIER = new BigInteger("10000");
+    private static BigInteger MONERO_AU_MULTIPLIER = new BigInteger("1000000000000");
 
     /**
      * Convert Coin (denominated in centineros) to atomic units.
@@ -51,10 +52,20 @@ public class ParsingUtils {
      * @param atomicUnits is an amount in atomic units
      * @return the amount in centineros
      */
-    public static long atomicUnitsToCentineros(long atomicUnits) {
+    public static long atomicUnitsToCentineros(long atomicUnits) { // TODO: atomic units should be BigInteger, this should return double, else losing precision
       return atomicUnits / CENTINEROS_AU_MULTIPLIER.longValue();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Convert atomic units to centineros.
+     * 
+     * @param atomicUnits is an amount in atomic units
+     * @return the amount in centineros
+     */
+    public static double atomicUnitsToXmr(BigInteger atomicUnits) {
+      return new BigDecimal(atomicUnits).divide(new BigDecimal(MONERO_AU_MULTIPLIER)).doubleValue();
+    }
+
     public static Coin parseToCoin(String input, CoinFormatter coinFormatter) {
         return parseToCoin(input, coinFormatter.getMonetaryFormat());
     }