NICS is a four-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, such as: Network of International Christian Schools, a small association operating schools in various countries National Instant Crimina
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 0x99cbffcf2daa0234fef1082a7b59918fe424339d44c6bcf1b819601e6dfabf1e. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953746 (2026-06-15T05:25:34Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/a3aa5b72-9ea5-4c86-a7df-75303d9119b9.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/a3aa5b72-9ea5-4c86-a7df-75303d9119b9.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).