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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 0x668bd261178a84e2799a85f9984ed28dfc444976b37204f322da8eb8c8dbd0b3. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 954043 (2026-06-17T04:15:20Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/40303648-84ea-4b86-b4f4-51c31e208532.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/40303648-84ea-4b86-b4f4-51c31e208532.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 0x9d8de8e86bd2992c4b8de5d4f11227fa7ab6a8a553be655c1c1c152f2b5bb01f. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958775 (2026-07-19T20:13:58Z), 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/AUMEV2315602.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xd1da3f35ec6cbe118a2c6d365d58e55ced019e4370716adef595e6d473a3ed13. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 959087 (2026-07-22T02:05:55Z), 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/AUMEV2315603.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xc1591e962b8ca3847767bd8e3ffacb1b037599e2276b0f8698eedcfc69cee578. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956725 (2026-07-05T01:12:41Z), 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/AUMEV2315604.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xb4bb2d98d9b8db7791c00bcae23653e658fe6f1edf6200ac3659334391d0775c. 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/AUMEV2315606.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x21b76f6b770d068dcf7100a3612879218cdef895d0c9dafd63fe4e389145d8b1. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956826 (2026-07-05T19:27:56Z), 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/AUMEV2315607.