diff --git a/protocol/lib/slinky/utils.go b/protocol/lib/slinky/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a3417a9cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol/lib/slinky/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package slinky
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/skip-mev/slinky/pkg/types"
+)
+
+/*
+ * Slinky utility functions
+ *
+ * This file contains functions for converting between x/prices types and slinky's x/oracle equivalents.
+ */
+
+// MarketPairToCurrencyPair converts a base and quote pair from MarketPrice format (for example BTC-ETH)
+// to a currency pair type. Returns an error if unable to convert.
+func MarketPairToCurrencyPair(marketPair string) (types.CurrencyPair, error) {
+	split := strings.Split(marketPair, "-")
+	if len(split) != 2 {
+		return types.CurrencyPair{}, fmt.Errorf("incorrectly formatted CurrencyPair: %s", marketPair)
+	}
+	cp := types.CurrencyPair{
+		Base:  strings.ToUpper(split[0]),
+		Quote: strings.ToUpper(split[1]),
+	}
+
+	return cp, cp.ValidateBasic()
+}
diff --git a/protocol/lib/slinky/utils_test.go b/protocol/lib/slinky/utils_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2ee405e4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol/lib/slinky/utils_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package slinky_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/skip-mev/slinky/pkg/types"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/dydxprotocol/v4-chain/protocol/lib/slinky"
+)
+
+func TestMarketPairToCurrencyPair(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		mp  string
+		cp  types.CurrencyPair
+		err error
+	}{
+		{mp: "FOO-BAR", cp: types.CurrencyPair{Base: "FOO", Quote: "BAR"}, err: nil},
+		{mp: "FOOBAR", cp: types.CurrencyPair{}, err: fmt.Errorf("incorrectly formatted CurrencyPair: FOOBAR")},
+		{mp: "FOO/BAR", cp: types.CurrencyPair{}, err: fmt.Errorf("incorrectly formatted CurrencyPair: FOOBAR")},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("TestMarketPair %s", tc.mp), func(t *testing.T) {
+			cp, err := slinky.MarketPairToCurrencyPair(tc.mp)
+			if tc.err != nil {
+				require.Error(t, err, tc.err)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.Equal(t, tc.cp, cp)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/protocol/x/prices/keeper/slinky_adapter.go b/protocol/x/prices/keeper/slinky_adapter.go
index a64e72b2a6..bdc735cebb 100644
--- a/protocol/x/prices/keeper/slinky_adapter.go
+++ b/protocol/x/prices/keeper/slinky_adapter.go
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package keeper
 
 import (
-	"cosmossdk.io/math"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"cosmossdk.io/math"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	slinkytypes "github.com/skip-mev/slinky/pkg/types"
 	oracletypes "github.com/skip-mev/slinky/x/oracle/types"
-	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/dydxprotocol/v4-chain/protocol/lib/slinky"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ func (k Keeper) GetCurrencyPairFromID(ctx sdk.Context, id uint64) (cp slinkytype
 	if !found {
 		return cp, false
 	}
-	cp, err := MarketPairToCurrencyPair(mp.Pair)
+	cp, err := slinky.MarketPairToCurrencyPair(mp.Pair)
 	if err != nil {
 		k.Logger(ctx).Error("CurrencyPairFromString", "error", err)
 		return cp, false
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ func (k Keeper) GetCurrencyPairFromID(ctx sdk.Context, id uint64) (cp slinkytype
 func (k Keeper) GetIDForCurrencyPair(ctx sdk.Context, cp slinkytypes.CurrencyPair) (uint64, bool) {
 	mps := k.GetAllMarketParams(ctx)
 	for _, mp := range mps {
-		mpCp, err := MarketPairToCurrencyPair(mp.Pair)
+		mpCp, err := slinky.MarketPairToCurrencyPair(mp.Pair)
 		if err != nil {
 			k.Logger(ctx).Error("market param pair invalid format", "pair", mp.Pair)
 			continue
@@ -58,16 +61,3 @@ func (k Keeper) GetPriceForCurrencyPair(ctx sdk.Context, cp slinkytypes.Currency
 		Price: math.NewIntFromUint64(mp.Price),
 	}, nil
 }
-
-func MarketPairToCurrencyPair(marketPair string) (slinkytypes.CurrencyPair, error) {
-	split := strings.Split(marketPair, "-")
-	if len(split) != 2 {
-		return slinkytypes.CurrencyPair{}, fmt.Errorf("incorrectly formatted CurrencyPair: %s", marketPair)
-	}
-	cp := slinkytypes.CurrencyPair{
-		Base:  strings.ToUpper(split[0]),
-		Quote: strings.ToUpper(split[1]),
-	}
-
-	return cp, cp.ValidateBasic()
-}
diff --git a/protocol/x/prices/keeper/slinky_adapter_test.go b/protocol/x/prices/keeper/slinky_adapter_test.go
index 03373c85d0..b25fa9ed66 100644
--- a/protocol/x/prices/keeper/slinky_adapter_test.go
+++ b/protocol/x/prices/keeper/slinky_adapter_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package keeper_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/dydxprotocol/v4-chain/protocol/lib/slinky"
 	"testing"
 
 	oracletypes "github.com/skip-mev/slinky/pkg/types"
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dydxprotocol/v4-chain/protocol/testutil/constants"
 	keepertest "github.com/dydxprotocol/v4-chain/protocol/testutil/keeper"
-	"github.com/dydxprotocol/v4-chain/protocol/x/prices/keeper"
 	"github.com/dydxprotocol/v4-chain/protocol/x/prices/types"
 )
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestMarketPairToCurrencyPair(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.marketPair, func(t *testing.T) {
-			cp, err := keeper.MarketPairToCurrencyPair(tc.marketPair)
+			cp, err := slinky.MarketPairToCurrencyPair(tc.marketPair)
 			if tc.shouldFail {
 				require.Error(t, err)
 			} else {