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 0xae8a9a65e3021c3c1acdb69b363ed3d1ba7005953b0a1347c6662b3b5b3f2fe1. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953888 (2026-06-16T04:55:23Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/0d4bdc13-72b9-4693-b968-de6f5129f5de.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/0d4bdc13-72b9-4693-b968-de6f5129f5de.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).