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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 0x1185389b2e9acd0167f069d1fb9315a40d9b837675cc46ebceabcb86360666d9. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953710 (2026-06-14T23:32:42Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/7e7ee144-a030-48c2-92d0-c4a3f8b65a16.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/7e7ee144-a030-48c2-92d0-c4a3f8b65a16.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 0xd57ca7f9c4f06f45ed94a0f6a5ef846017d71d94842ea2685233b95eb762a825. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958444 (2026-07-17T19:12:23Z), 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/FRX201703397.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xf61bd668acd4bb4c2412c82fc4ed11bf28b9c1ac8e14f99382281338ef28fbd5. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958867 (2026-07-20T13:03:07Z), 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/FRX201703398.