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 0xfc52eb97fff4d12be7cb72d0f94fcc0f5655e38f881b2c153f29fa9992fc78d8. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953678 (2026-06-14T19:23:11Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/6353f1e9-f696-423d-9719-d2086e56f5e3.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/6353f1e9-f696-423d-9719-d2086e56f5e3.ots, the client at https://opentimestamps.org runs `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots`.