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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 0x9a5059f1181512b47ac2c2dc357fc465c443485bd38b9b620bfc91cbc297c604. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953709 (2026-06-14T23:31:11Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/7ca51ba3-4253-4709-bf42-1e5fdb031c1e.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/7ca51ba3-4253-4709-bf42-1e5fdb031c1e.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 0x722dc6088bb03c507d4a5f48d6d7f3e639f2ac48329e6bb93b53527380e051ec. 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 via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USCGJ2569503.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x9098e3ff7516191efe55731bde0f3e199a94f54254d9076b902235a8a8a3cbaa. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956856 (2026-07-06T01:25:57Z), 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/USCGJ2539017.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x722dc6088bb03c507d4a5f48d6d7f3e639f2ac48329e6bb93b53527380e051ec. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958373 (2026-07-17T06:09:33Z), 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/USCGJ2569503.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xd27f9bc3573887adde43a0a66861933c937f5ec5a4cda6ed51cd207f92d9c51e. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 959088 (2026-07-22T02:14:33Z), 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/USCGJ2573136.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x9098e3ff7516191efe55731bde0f3e199a94f54254d9076b902235a8a8a3cbaa. 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/USCGJ2539017.