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 0x0de971db9cb30468432a621ce053d0a6621e9e376d0576ecfb4b97da967dd1c3. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953691 (2026-06-14T20:39:17Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/6aeca5dc-ec43-407d-8dcc-875e773dae4c.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/6aeca5dc-ec43-407d-8dcc-875e773dae4c.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).