Gene Rockwell (27 December 1944 – 3 July 1998) was a South African singer. His 1965 rendition of "Heart" went directly to the top of the LM Radio Top 20. History Gene was born Gert Smit in 1944 in
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 0x0126d2ff806e04afbed13dacdb7d80b0a48524c6348850d89765208eebd9dc36. 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/236702b3-429b-48f0-b494-ace19d7d09c9.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/236702b3-429b-48f0-b494-ace19d7d09c9.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).
Cold Cold Heart + Will You Love Me Tomorrow
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 0x5e6edc713eebeaef4dcc3a3ed01679283b01454b5250127a7635fa559e761e7a. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958340 (2026-07-17T00:53:26Z), 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/USQY51443448.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xbac07482ffaa0c8e01a028dcbc5ce0903722fdc23d0b77c5660a546bd38ebb98. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958286 (2026-07-16T12:43:37Z), 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/ZAA019800161.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x6aa1c21bb92e392f6b4df9ba33fe4e8611dc23d37f14d679a24b72e46bec2d3b. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958959 (2026-07-21T03:51:22Z), 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/ZAA019900573.
Gene Rockwell and Friends (The 21st Anniversary Album)
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x660348cbe24d36663c78cb51799d3fa919793535c9c4f1a2b8e8b2ac12d57aad. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958060 (2026-07-14T20:39:42Z), 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/ZAC581300953.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x0d823fecf19e7e2268b37f64c0be7b660e3270601ed45b996d0fa06c883c094a. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958067 (2026-07-14T21:26:15Z), 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/ZAC581300959.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xfcf4a04ccaabc2a2cbbcc81505eee59a79a372df3636493adfd119383634211f. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956772 (2026-07-05T10:01:46Z), 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/ZAC581300960.
The Best of South African Pop (1960-1990), Vol. 1
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xee4b69c334ddb8f6faa7a90b64488eb3311032bfae0454198e2049d562ff3e19. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956304 (2026-07-02T03:55:08Z), 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/USQY51443422.
The Best of South African Pop (1960-1990), Vol. 3
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x40d27c0078f93c643436f8f3d077f2d3d638f13ee585f8de55b8d78b5f0c8e40. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957118 (2026-07-08T03:20:19Z), 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/USQY51463108.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x74dd85d6e4cec559f261e8d5f578394b4ca5a80049fb05e5dfde7fb33b769439. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957118 (2026-07-08T03:20:19Z), 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/ZAC580800337.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xbee1040f3776966209cf61ba08429aa4b633da91ead1c7b624ddcc28adf2d5d6. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960478 (2026-07-31T23:30:38Z), 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/ZAC581100201.