Melaku is an Ethiopian name. Notable people with the name include: Given name Melaku Belay, leader of the Ethiopian music group Fendika Melaku Worede (1936–2023), Ethiopian agronomist Surname LoLa M
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 0xfc89be153b1c000c0205002bb98009c218a26febf9feae99f94522bc1709d2ac. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953621 (2026-06-14T09:42:57Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/1fa185b7-491b-4389-aa84-e31367dd8e92.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/1fa185b7-491b-4389-aa84-e31367dd8e92.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).