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 0x1e73a8aa56abd696281d4c8efee0c8f06061c599202766f951b153306b0c0dfd. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 954047 (2026-06-17T04:56:08Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/429a7d2b-658f-4ac1-a0a7-7029a6aad6fa.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/429a7d2b-658f-4ac1-a0a7-7029a6aad6fa.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).