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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
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xc9eca1dee839fbbd1aceb0f51e0756d27b5e449d7b782d357c31f14eb8921f1c. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 954035 (2026-06-17T02:39:28Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/3ce60aa1-4520-4a11-b359-f390e42c66a5.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/3ce60aa1-4520-4a11-b359-f390e42c66a5.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).