Bill Crofut
type: MusicGroup
description: William Crofut III (December 14, 1935 – January 25, 1999) was an American folksinger. During his career he recorded more than 20 albums and CDs in genres ranging from folk, children's songs, jazz, to
popularity: 3
followers: 210
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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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  date published: 2026-06-17T08:11:48Z
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album: Lullabies & Dances
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1990-09-01
album: Unsquare Dance
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1991-02-01
album: Child's Song
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1991-10-01
album: Red, White & Blues
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1992-12-01