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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 0xf0a8f858034ca641363a359c1a01deef4d1b59484a4674fa810b55fe3003c6e6. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953407 (2026-06-12T19:24:56Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/d8b5dd97-a745-4f98-bb56-96e612dd66e7.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/d8b5dd97-a745-4f98-bb56-96e612dd66e7.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 0xdfdf74f69291ed77d2d13ed06e01708a80f9eb0dd0e0ebf68ec906a3beec27f9. 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/DEPI82450815.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xe0dfde0e7e8f32f49834e8d02ad3663894ee3173ecd168ceca90eddb8b94bd36. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958882 (2026-07-20T12:45:27Z), 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/DEPI82450751.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xcf4a50f882e813acc7a67be6a5de15b1250000462e95b5cec77ab341de7d0310. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958428 (2026-07-17T15:15:14Z), 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/TCAJF2545679.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x9aebe7a4e7ccfc3f2ceae099ef288c5f79ddd5eda9b5ecf6b99682e95ad4e70e. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958838 (2026-07-20T07:01:21Z), 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/TCAJL2536093.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x8f6ced97cfd763c24ef947d001a22c58960f62a80faee10574360de2b67d8e88. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956728 (2026-07-05T01:43:49Z), 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/TCAJS2501215.