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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 0x5eff0d055431aade3f98ee367eecb1da86de07f869ee59008d5bc176783d8cf7. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953407 (2026-06-12T19:24:56Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/017eafe4-543e-436d-8816-05a5ad930f79.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/017eafe4-543e-436d-8816-05a5ad930f79.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 0x54a62557d3278c396bbdb069a1bd6644273d20f94f272a4751b7c6a73cc0dd02. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956545 (2026-07-03T19:59:51Z), 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/QZTAX2382525.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x35db84822ddffdaf752e8b989831167f223c2e1a0b50f56aac9f4675f58c4732. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956634 (2026-07-04T10:04:33Z), 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/QZTAX2382532.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x3f99a1069cd94409dcb38ec3aa3e072622f8be6be5ec08841daf15209d9be302. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 959037 (2026-07-21T16:59:47Z), 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/QZTAX2382534.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x3658e7fe9d78421f109fcb51396fb53bee35481d6598e2e39c3b47062b1563b5. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956545 (2026-07-03T19:59:51Z), 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/QZFZ72586456.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x127e2f768a3b55081cc1639f4555e5db36b5823f44a2b71b9e8a439932063df6. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957776 (2026-07-13T00:05:10Z), 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/QZNWY2572898.