The Need
type: MusicGroup
description: The Need is an American queercore band formed by the singer and drummer Rachel Carns and the guitarist Radio Sloan in Portland, Oregon, in the mid-1990s. After issuing a series of seven-inches on lab
popularity: 4
followers: 1154
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additional property: CopyrightChainExplorerURL
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://explorer.copyrightchains.com/tx/0x6573fe053492a9db8df9809a45dbb92b63916cbbed4e057303a2b49282fd2bff
additional property: OTSHash
additional property: OTSBitcoinBlock
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 953899
additional property: OTSBitcoinBlockVerifyURL
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://blockstream.info/api/block-height/953899
additional property: OTSProofURL
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/13043a93-1110-4c5d-b0eb-50a871cf93e9.ots
additional property: OTSRecordURL
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/13043a93-1110-4c5d-b0eb-50a871cf93e9.json
additional property: OTSVerificationAPI
  type: PropertyValue
  value: https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/artist/13043a93-1110-4c5d-b0eb-50a871cf93e9
additional property: OTSTimestamp
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 2026-06-16T06:37:25Z
additional property: OTSCanonicalRecord
  type: PropertyValue
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additional property: OTSVerifyInstructions
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 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
subject of: OpenTimestamps Proof of Existence
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  description: Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x6573fe053492a9db8df9809a45dbb92b63916cbbed4e057303a2b49282fd2bff. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953899 (2026-06-16T06:37:25Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/13043a93-1110-4c5d-b0eb-50a871cf93e9.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/13043a93-1110-4c5d-b0eb-50a871cf93e9.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).
  date published: 2026-06-16T06:37:25Z
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album: The Need
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1997-08-13
album: The Need Is Dead
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2000-08-13