Edward Thomas James (August 4, 1961 – March 20, 2025) was an American murderer and sex offender. His being featured on the national television show America's Most Wanted led to his capture and convict
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 0x9b4ec18c2d9d0a6211c41a4ad7d1bdc6b332b6be60a2f755c84db165fce78fe1. 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/3dbefde7-8fb6-403f-9cd0-2e655f89e5d9.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/3dbefde7-8fb6-403f-9cd0-2e655f89e5d9.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 0x2da8a6ad3c566f1375a73bebfcc0a911a19a0e81d9888ef7032d75e0401102c7. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953528 (2026-06-13T15:41:10Z), 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/USDHM1005492.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x62fc6fccb93378f046ade8466a8434e1d338cf86b599e34fb0b9adb13b34e0ac. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956302 (2026-07-02T03:30:09Z), 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/TCAFR2152188.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xecff78fb791d612d001ad72e096c936698e685d340970c1ce8b9fefb0a055734. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957118 (2026-07-08T03:20:19Z), 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/TCAFR2152520.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xfd6cd74c91ed32e86670058510bea471eb7e452a8087cbbf579272b7fb4816ef. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957124 (2026-07-08T03:53:27Z), 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/TCAFR2152524.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x615df69ca7418427f98f1d5473c2432209f665f76d69a4b805e7fefe90c75714. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960181 (2026-07-30T00:53:20Z), 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/TCAFR2152210.
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
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xe889b1b37e80a1d18c20b1407b57a6386b95fbe79f1ecbe043c351f505641297. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960264 (2026-07-30T14:36:16Z), 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/TCAFR2152502.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x9bdf4d8726ec076136883b5fe3b840b020bf3169dfed816cc8268904fb863bba. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960259 (2026-07-30T12:51:24Z), 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/TCAFR2152525.