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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 0xd2719e5e8154aabc740a8e584e1d820c31b8153fb9a7e01e9fd097d4a78130c3. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953817 (2026-06-15T18:10:31Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/fc11dcc6-9218-44f4-88a6-26297403bed9.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/fc11dcc6-9218-44f4-88a6-26297403bed9.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 0x9d43cad7cda22fa45ae1e50fc2210ebc9c079f5f39652fad45899812eec7718a. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958166 (2026-07-15T15:55:19Z), 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/TCACR1606689.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x236ee1985d15c27c2191468cd4bdacd9a33505335e09c39261f8e8975543e46a. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 959114 (2026-07-22T08:41:42Z), 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/TCACR1606692.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x878f1cc15719146e3886da4aa8f8d37cffe9bc48a6a5b7fe59bb5d59d4efd151. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958074 (2026-07-14T22:45:25Z), 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/TCAIG2445916.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x6854ac6e149f91e19fe5752d5d0449c367dee0b4ce0982e2cf129d7a39f60f13. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958075 (2026-07-14T22:55:31Z), 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/TCAIH2445929.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xc669a5bc854b00910a7f02b1685233ade91ae3461a1e7764d430337e6d467179. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957750 (2026-07-12T20:39:38Z), 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/TCAIG2445941.