Niiko is a type of dance practiced by the Somali Bantus who are an Ethnic minority of foreign descent in Somalia. Due to its sensual nature it is more often done by non-practicing Muslims and eschewed
1. Compute SHA-256 of OTSCanonicalRecord value → must equal OTSHash 2. Open OTSProofURL → extract Bitcoin block number → must equal OTSBitcoinBlock 3. GET OTSBitcoinBlockVerifyURL → block must exist at that height 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 artist was registered on CopyrightChains at OTSTimestamp, independently verifiable on Bitcoin
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x32a2b1ce7b39c2ec406b8866a468a548b4efd69ba10cafcc5336f0ae9ac6a08d. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953778 (2026-06-15T11:57:35Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/ae501e08-fa94-4390-aa1d-296e79a2ffd3.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/ae501e08-fa94-4390-aa1d-296e79a2ffd3.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).