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 0x8c97b8e759156e49b54068d4ab33e8db2d6a1d13f6c0c9f26b6a489f937452e1. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953903 (2026-06-16T07:05:05Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/149caaec-0608-4c07-a7cb-5f8c64763ab9.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/149caaec-0608-4c07-a7cb-5f8c64763ab9.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).