The English expression "(the) hoi polloi" () was borrowed from Ancient Greek ( ), where it means "the many" or, in the strictest sense, "the people". In English, it has been given a negative connotati
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 0x1aa3d1f2ea29bae60c6ae159a283d87df303cab8f6346b0b3e373828876f1f99. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953997 (2026-06-16T20:07:57Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/25d55e59-e697-4ef1-9672-0d3a8162107c.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/25d55e59-e697-4ef1-9672-0d3a8162107c.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).