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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 0x01f5684f287f3fdfaad4571397d39294f134175ac2225f45cf706753bd80068c. 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/224dee3a-adf3-4fe4-8401-bd9f10e0180a.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/224dee3a-adf3-4fe4-8401-bd9f10e0180a.ots, the client at https://opentimestamps.org runs `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots`.
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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 0xeafc14aa897da8566d4902d4647030cf62a272ad4333f24424daaf0256c4f8fb. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958708 (2026-07-19T09:08:25Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USSUB0981020 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x8e746ee2845f3a543279665969d811dda16283505f790e49f9db44d089e16bfc. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956826 (2026-07-05T19:27:56Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USSUB0981021 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xd6c1f0bb673b0203f9f7c1190350a5d0ca5e40cf9766085010a3ab6a0f0054d9. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958069 (2026-07-14T21:37:55Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USSUB0981011 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x4174021501a51212f4babe1beda58e4b40b5a503b01544777ddef73fc492a556. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957705 (2026-07-12T12:50:42Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USSUB0981012 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x3cb956418f127706f07d70280e2ede9456bca3a31f0f2c40cb52cebd49357061. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958063 (2026-07-14T21:07:34Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USSUB0981013 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xbff7d4b8d4aaa2344ec61dd36f4c426a25f2c8fbea64ae6ffc50ffa603dee89f. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958060 (2026-07-14T20:39:42Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USSUB0981014 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xba43dcf3c9fd84603bdecc2355027f06707730003c3deeeeb544f63073bc5667. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956474 (2026-07-03T08:56:35Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USSUB0981015 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x7f4468c3d780c600aafefbe406ce65779bfdc3e84e66181e56b9d20680139444. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958563 (2026-07-18T14:29:03Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USSUB0981016 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xfce1404a1aa71820e904fbf5bb1b569a597e282a35e223bc6928d0dbf58a3c9b. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956484 (2026-07-03T10:47:44Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USSUB0981017 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xf96e0d5c0d3854c9d2117ddbe8da55eef6fed40d2a030685f73714d938295852. 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USSUB0981018 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xaf1e8689e9f5d97fa3b87329723932f77cb4c1f7d4f469569944e74c94165793. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958711 (2026-07-19T09:26:32Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USSUB0981019 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xf66188e9f7cf15e9510ce445aac5e252bda9d8f6e33ad64a14b2db98dabec772. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958817 (2026-07-20T03:52:09Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/GB9RP1000013 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xe331c07beb44363c82f41532398669b76076156f0629556b785d6d470febf4a5. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956826 (2026-07-05T19:27:56Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/GB9RP1000001 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xc51e1e027fc61e5336be8e39882c11f982e4fb282b72bc66f18c751c2f23d629. 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/GB9RP1000003 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xa621082d9bcab6881f22100eb2aefc510a6bb86f4c14ba3cbc76ced67d80962e. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958808 (2026-07-20T02:49:15Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/GB9RP1000004 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x82a1f6629f335d3e5188c8828abf4203fa8597aeb80c2823bef9e4ae441b5a88. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956725 (2026-07-05T01:12:41Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/GB9RP1000005 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xc8b9b7c7f215d522234589426003ae4e00e16a5c43f99ecc5e580bc2c6a348ef. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956822 (2026-07-05T18:48:28Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/GB9RP1000006 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xd82272b12a76efc61314f029e0602cad585db0753a7c11219b7a25f107d0f973. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958985 (2026-07-21T08:39:15Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/UK7PP1400006 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x3591a4994dba3460b0656b18e3b106f2f041fedff074fd65a5d51a9ce5bf410f. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958218 (2026-07-16T00:33:33Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/UK7PP1400001 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x180dd0d7b069416cba02c60e0b6db8218b67f994f50910379719434467cf4ea3. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 959069 (2026-07-21T22:32:59Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/UK7PP1400002 — a six-check JSON result.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xde3719643c4061fa40dccb2fee6e0f184247743dc68572d4052ba3e2f438ae8c. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958695 (2026-07-19T07:37:00Z), 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 at https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/UK7PP1400004 — a six-check JSON result.