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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 0xce5271cfc301e38e7deef4f94f8f7fd4f214d01c3dbd1e43bf885d97b1b15300. 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/133aa08d-e039-4ddb-b32a-2991dace161e.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/133aa08d-e039-4ddb-b32a-2991dace161e.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 0x7e1487d2c7e40cf72c65fe41bb05d49f40703df448d699cbdba0aa89dbfe8e60. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957644 (2026-07-12T03:18:52Z), 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/USARL9481901.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x74bb0eff77d7da387870f32d5f56097c699e48c102ad5a5f80a5393331704adf. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958541 (2026-07-18T11:37:54Z), 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/USARL9481903.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x15b3e78f459a41b3a35ffe96be5c03cde8bf600c71ac4fb2fbf06f6d6e552fd4. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958942 (2026-07-21T00:24:07Z), 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/QMNBP1280003.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xa7b2c83dceb7818f802328130bea84652b630f0588ea403f7790564800126e92. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957118 (2026-07-08T03:20:19Z), 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/USARL9601118.
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Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x1b78c15eddfb737686fe74d24fd0f18823d3dc9bf8e6812b910ad58ee9850ccc. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960427 (2026-07-31T15:59:18Z), 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/USCMG0301844.