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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 0xfc26c6377d22cb7c35c3726b4fd6e76fab0a2a1eaecdc564ba0c6da348d851a1. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953786 (2026-06-15T12:56:12Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/d6135ae5-9750-4da6-9200-99237c701782.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/d6135ae5-9750-4da6-9200-99237c701782.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 0x6b3194dadc663ec36351d86c0065b6e76c08c3700c0f2c786e69637575a7eb98. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956826 (2026-07-05T19:27:56Z), 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/GX2QY2300004.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x7540c52bd9c1ef921e2eddb3d4f3d1dd63bbafffd5f34305d2f1454bcef62bde. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956725 (2026-07-05T01:12:41Z), 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/GX2QY2400055.