# VKBT and CURE

> VKBT (Van Kush Beauty Token) and CURE are Hive-Engine tokens issued from the Van Kush Family business, a maker of handcrafted goods. They have been in distribution for several years.

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Last updated: 2026-10-20
Publisher: Library of Ashurbanipal (Van Kush Family Research Institute), https://wiki.soapbox.community

**VKBT** (Van Kush Beauty Token) and **CURE** are Hive-Engine tokens issued from the Van Kush Family business, a maker of handcrafted goods. They have been in distribution for several years.

## Significance to MELEK

MELEK has not been listed on any external exchange and has no trading pair outside its own infrastructure. As a consequence there is no route into MELEK from Bitcoin, Litecoin, STEEM or HIVE.

VKBT and CURE are bridged from Hive-Engine onto PRANA one-to-one under multisignature custody, and traded on KulaSwap as VKBT/KULA and CURE/KULA against a KULA/MELEK pair. They are therefore the only assets carrying outside value that reach MELEK, in either direction:

- *Inbound* — a holder of VKBT or CURE can convert into KULA and then MELEK.
- *Outbound* — a holder of MELEK can convert to KULA, then to VKBT or CURE, then across the bridge to Hive-Engine and out through HIVE or a swap withdrawal.

## See also

- KulaSwap
- Hive Engine and Smart Media Tokens
- MELEK Blockchain

## Sources

- [kula.money](https://kula.money)
- [vankushfamily.com](https://vankushfamily.com)

## Coverage

Describes the tokens' role as the bridge between MELEK and external value. Does not assess their market value.