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 0x6c3a02132dbf62c03778ed71725438d8e89502df0d6667ca37e6286140460e7a. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953885 (2026-06-16T04:12:47Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/0bd5b3e6-382e-45c9-9c16-a54abdd2f81a.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/0bd5b3e6-382e-45c9-9c16-a54abdd2f81a.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).