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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 0x535b68fe5b161dbb743b6d61dffc250390d5624661469f211d3fe612ee8b4f63. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 954130 (2026-06-17T19:07:14Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/7cb594ff-c01b-4cc8-ac6f-627a18219790.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/7cb594ff-c01b-4cc8-ac6f-627a18219790.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).