Koito ("To give away") is a Kalenjin wedding ritual which involves the negotiation of a brides dowry. Practice There are variations in practice between the various sub-tribes, with the Kipsigis for e
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 0xa08545e9467228c05af453fbed2cb4320bd9a7e2583b28b5f8049ac39766453b. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953911 (2026-06-16T08:03:10Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/18b66d31-82e9-47c9-ae8c-04e22cb73362.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/18b66d31-82e9-47c9-ae8c-04e22cb73362.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 0x05d74671cec2db71d59ed9ede8d2f9b60d4a3925e993883036943194bfa4c031. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958761 (2026-07-19T20:03:49Z), 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/QZWFL2499161.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x821db969dec25cf360172ee53f373ad9feb66828f6c0a293f465db115c0a597f. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958544 (2026-07-18T12:14:37Z), 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/QZFYY2564702.