Merel is a Dutch feminine given name, probably after the identical Dutch name for the blackbird (Turdus merula).Merel at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. It has also
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 0xb5c390a9be826583abde2d690af97e4876e4052f6be2c3632fcaa5ad297fb000. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953888 (2026-06-16T04:55:23Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/0e96c301-3636-4a44-afc2-d48b0f996274.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/0e96c301-3636-4a44-afc2-d48b0f996274.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).