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1. Compute SHA-256 of OTSCanonicalRecord value → must equal OTSHash 2. Open OTSProofURL → extract Bitcoin block number → must equal OTSBitcoinBlock 3. GET OTSBitcoinBlockVerifyURL → returns the Bitcoin block hash at height OTSBitcoinBlock; GET https://blockstream.info/api/block/{that hash} → its timestamp must match OTSTimestamp 4. Read CopyrightID inside OTSCanonicalRecord → must equal the CopyrightID above 5. GET OTSVerificationAPI → pre-computed 6-check result from server 6. If all match: this entity was registered on CopyrightChains at OTSTimestamp, independently verifiable on Bitcoin Note: an OTS proof may carry multiple Bitcoin attestations; OTSBitcoinBlock is the earliest confirmed one — a later attestation inside the proof corroborates it and is not a mismatch
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x748eec2a7aaf189abf6f2d6c224cb55b48f566f4d5cec3afe02a9616ce9a2a54. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 954623 (2026-06-20T23:40:06Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/ca6ebeba-58c2-4bb8-a166-8729b1bc7af9.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/ca6ebeba-58c2-4bb8-a166-8729b1bc7af9.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).
1. Confirm isrcCode identifies the recording in the pre-2022 source corpus and cc-db-prod record 2. GET OTSVerificationAPI → server-side canonical-record, hash, and attestation checks must pass 3. GET OTSBitcoinBlockVerifyURL → returns the Bitcoin block hash at height OTSBitcoinBlock; GET https://blockstream.info/api/block/{that hash} → its timestamp must match OTSTimestamp 4. Confirm CopyrightID is the CopyrightChains transaction hash 5. If all match: the cc-db-prod record is independently anchored on Bitcoin at OTSTimestamp Note: an OTS proof may carry multiple Bitcoin attestations; OTSBitcoinBlock is the earliest confirmed one — a later attestation inside the proof corroborates it and is not a mismatch
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x95edf8f8911ab95816197bf895ed6cb6c985502ee3f3869b29e78705bcca396c. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960163 (2026-07-29T23:20:38Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/GBVPL1100001.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xf4d79827132ec6ceb866b6e2d20c746e58c89e4be1a7fddcf9bd0a4a77137d6b. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960284 (2026-07-30T17:23:26Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/GBVPL1100002.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x5aeb428f8339a73a3e3f8f67ebcc07a1d8ceec4505f1012e6f1e48aedd3c16b7. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960291 (2026-07-30T18:23:33Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/GBYQY1100032.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x6cb00742558e86a5d61b94e72c493fd2b3398505f926e66cfd8b99b9daef0ac9. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956304 (2026-07-02T03:55:08Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/GBYQY1100033.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x865c7f145d8a48dd09ce47fb31fed510963ae84572d5daf06050d345fab44c57. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960311 (2026-07-30T20:45:02Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/GBWUL2063360.