The Hesitations
type: MusicGroup
genre: northern soul
description: The Hesitations are an American R&B group from Cleveland, Ohio. Background Formed in 1965, they scored several hits in 1967 and 1968, the biggest being their gospel-infused version of the title track
popularity: 9
followers: 745
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additional property: OTSVerifyInstructions
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  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
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  description: Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x78d102db256357de6fafeedb0864fc191ef434a43d818f25bef3b021c11f535c. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 954066 (2026-06-17T08:11:48Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/745d096f-ee93-4244-a0be-9b4262e832be.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/745d096f-ee93-4244-a0be-9b4262e832be.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).
  date published: 2026-06-17T08:11:48Z
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