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 0x8f78f23936a387de267dd9d7a216443cad45e0cc487a888b0c228c17d3ac2307. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953886 (2026-06-16T04:37:45Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/0cd9f264-2570-433e-ba3a-9c60b6ea8047.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/0cd9f264-2570-433e-ba3a-9c60b6ea8047.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).