Ethel (also æthel) is an Old English word meaning "noble", today often used as a feminine given name. Etymology and historic usage The word comes from the Old English word æthel, meaning "noble".
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 0xf3742f3934fb2adfa41456bcfae090262facf8923331793bf8ec5a7ea2002927. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953407 (2026-06-12T19:24:56Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/eb365380-8173-4148-a1ad-0f8c852ea6cb.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/eb365380-8173-4148-a1ad-0f8c852ea6cb.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).
1. Confirm isrcCode identifies the recording in the pre-2022 source corpus and cc-db-prod record 2. GET OTSVerificationAPI → server-side canonical-record, hash, and attestation checks must pass 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. Confirm CopyrightID is the CopyrightChains transaction hash 5. If all match: the cc-db-prod record is independently anchored on Bitcoin at OTSTimestamp
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xff6b6f1e0f4165e5909eb64a658b98ce5bfc98237e2ac107085f566b0beb52e6. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958256 (2026-07-16T07:22:18Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/QZR8K2341200.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x1f4812ae1fb3b543e8d732ae3ce722da09f0ce920983a62a64edd168a75dc7e1. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957898 (2026-07-13T19:28:48Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/QZR8K2441201.