Mkhize is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bertha Mkhize (1889–1981), South African teacher and businesswoman Emmanuel Mkhize (born 1989), South African cricketer Florence Mkhize (
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 0x52a531ea33f4679bb79385fc05c8d32eceda89daf7a4d4cf1efcb45dba79ecc3. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 954588 (2026-06-20T19:15:05Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/b8ed401a-c7ae-4104-b258-0a4e2e6a99dd.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/b8ed401a-c7ae-4104-b258-0a4e2e6a99dd.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).