Byrd commonly refers to: William Byrd (c. 1540 – 1623), an English composer of the Renaissance Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), an American naval officer and explorer Byrd or Byrds may also refer to:
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 0x741a43eafd85e0694841ef132c58644059c4eae0db834a1cf2da0266f22635d3. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 954066 (2026-06-17T08:11:48Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/7344397f-dfde-46eb-86b9-7587170162ae.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/7344397f-dfde-46eb-86b9-7587170162ae.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).
Slow Lane (feat. Scotty Cain & Harley Ken)
Gettin' to the Paper (feat. Young Greatness)
Thumbin' thru a Check (feat. Scotty Cain, Maine Musik & Tec)
Going Fed II: The United States Versus Byrd