The Faction
type: MusicGroup
description: The Faction is an American hardcore band from San Jose, California. Pioneers of the skate punk era during the early 1980s, their primary stint being from Halloween 1982 until Halloween 2020, The Facti
popularity: 11
followers: 36
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additional property: OTSBitcoinBlockVerifyURL
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  value: 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
subject of: OpenTimestamps Proof of Existence
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  description: Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x0519ba4cc8af0a76fe6edf7fbe7cb0f6710e19538a038af7644b5b593a91b251. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953733 (2026-06-15T03:12:39Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/97253825-d303-478e-9f72-1f7941ca1337.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/97253825-d303-478e-9f72-1f7941ca1337.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).
  date published: 2026-06-15T03:12:39Z
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