James Kevin Rankin (born May 28, 1964) is a Canadian country and folk artist. A member of The Rankin Family, Rankin has also released eight solo albums: Song Dog (2001), Handmade (2003), Edge of Day (
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 0x8842dd4723fc7450c6b26ff8bd264bcdccb434b6c27cb5837f888306f17d3f5c. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953408 (2026-06-12T19:28:13Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/330488b6-8ee2-4ce6-bde7-1dbe7c643652.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/330488b6-8ee2-4ce6-bde7-1dbe7c643652.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 0xcd6b5580f9785a9618f8109c498c3090fa885db6737e935c33b1c2b878bf9df6. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957754 (2026-07-12T21:26:22Z), 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/CAS330100002.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xfd479e70d65bfe5c3ec99b1d5961a8ec0850a76d96987cc18df1160258305259. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956551 (2026-07-03T21:18:05Z), 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/CAS330100009.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x6dd084d6bf43615b8c28a81759bf568c4a11c6f30a4b1dbfef3d64ed450695bf. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958491 (2026-07-18T04:29:42Z), 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/CAJ290300001.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x96cd57574619f0a8c8a141a3a9881ad7dcfff1c98660fa659405201bd58cff00. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956656 (2026-07-04T14:03:39Z), 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/CAJ290300004.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x6dd084d6bf43615b8c28a81759bf568c4a11c6f30a4b1dbfef3d64ed450695bf. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958808 (2026-07-20T05:23:37Z), 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/CAJ290300001.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x2e959c7fc09bbe7307aa8fc4803bd9cbcc7236a0980d87353c40ec69644c369d. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958489 (2026-07-18T04:13:26Z), 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/CAS331100001.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xa3df1fe819a31eba47ec36165366be1cabfe174f79c590577718718e85aafa2d. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958746 (2026-07-19T15:36:35Z), 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/CAS331400012.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xa5c87d4f075cc3e8b7e7cd78d4312b19de4fe98f9ca50334822e68b12b037bec. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956857 (2026-07-06T01:26:17Z), 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/CAT241700127.
The Celtic Tenors/Irish Film Orchestra/Frank Gallagher
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x01cf9963c08643ae060d8dd0e9a260aad3400d6b0a8cb0fa5244e3dc5054eb5c. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957120 (2026-07-08T03:22:41Z), 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/GBAYD0000118.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x150593c7721ddd3a25cf4cf51a14b0c86c0a13413ed9d9d8d265168474673d51. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953520 (2026-06-13T13:32:09Z), 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/USBC19801021.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xd3763a9e65373d1832f981ac5572730cc5cb8c503e088069f145cd0265be2eac. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960216 (2026-07-30T06:39:12Z), 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/HKI191803720.
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 Note: an OTS proof may carry multiple Bitcoin attestations; OTSBitcoinBlock is the earliest confirmed one — a later attestation inside the proof corroborates it and is not a mismatch