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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 0x6184152a9758e5394d4b69ed6657786b81e5571337d6f7c74bcea6578af25698. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953895 (2026-06-16T05:46:35Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/0fec02d8-997c-4e02-b8b7-bc9ab466d15c.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/0fec02d8-997c-4e02-b8b7-bc9ab466d15c.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 0x255df624d127e3f55dba698a67051f0bbc5250af9c6419bc908edb45971aac5b. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 959105 (2026-07-22T06:33:30Z), 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/QT3EX2464189.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x8768240fc72fdc29fb8002441d33fbaa05d94d581f3e369ee89d92e0d68c62bb. 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/QT3EZ2410410.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x2516ba653d57d9cecf32d1cf2f97fa6f22676dd0ac97b268e06e95119649c3c0. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 959137 (2026-07-22T14:03:35Z), 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/QT3F42439796.