Bitcoin Observation
An independently verifiable temporal proof from an external entropy source.
- Observation ID
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019fd212-c84b-7da2-b864-3f48d3a6660f - Capture Method
- Streaming
- Captured At
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Aug 5, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC
Everything Truestamp records about this entropy observation, as a single canonical JSON object.
{
"block_id": "019fd212-df9e-75a0-af5a-dc37c9eaf967",
"capture_method": "websocket",
"entropy": {
"hash": "00000000000000000000f70cbfb205f299740f5aa0ae48e97f45d3d81545eeee",
"height": 961161,
"time": 1785935900
},
"entropy_hash": "3bed6cf3928dfeffb59fe19d04e8e066b16066625d8f83262a14b91ef76b184b",
"id": "019fd212-c84b-7da2-b864-3f48d3a6660f",
"inserted_at": "2026-08-05T13:17:54.123892Z",
"metadata": {},
"metadata_hash": "5dd81d4309de99c9f8e70822e760f0eece8c33370ff5fb5da3af75bab0cbaab8",
"observation_hash": "3795009dd7ff2dc1dd122ebaa2bfdf8c215b008307e6e44135da2e38c26129a6",
"signature": "ubtrtKSSI7aLEzVkd/bb6E5p76FVuworHa8DhxE8VAwZD0V28EWoHeWk9d5AYuj/K75x0M3ey0GSJgc2jXObBw==",
"signing_key_id": "3c19f776",
"source": "entropy_bitcoin",
"state": "committed"
}Observation
Verifiable entropy captured from an external public source. The canonical JSON representation and its hash are used as input to the blockchain's Merkle tree.
{"hash":"00000000000000000000f70cbfb205f299740f5aa0ae48e97f45d3d81545eeee","height":961161,"time":1785935900}3bed6cf3928dfeffb59fe19d04e8e066b16066625d8f83262a14b91ef76b184b
3795009dd7ff2dc1dd122ebaa2bfdf8c215b008307e6e44135da2e38c26129a6
SHA-256 composite hash binding the entropy data, metadata, and signing key id. This is the value placed as a leaf in the block's Merkle tree, and the value covered by the signature below.
Observation ID: 019fd212-c84b-7da2-b864-3f48d3a6660f
Time Delta
Bitcoin blocks include a timestamp that represents when miners claim the block was created. However, Bitcoin's consensus rules allow block timestamps to vary from actual wall clock time. This section shows the time difference between the block's timestamp and when Truestamp captured it.
Aug 5, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC
Timestamp embedded in Bitcoin block 961161
Aug 5, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC
Real-time capture via WebSocket
25 seconds
Source timestamp was 25 seconds ahead of capture time
Interpretation: A positive delta (block time ahead of capture) is normal and expected. Large deltas (several minutes or hours) may indicate clock synchronization issues with miners or intentional timestamp manipulation within consensus rules.
Signature Verification
Truestamp signed this observation's hash at capture. Verify the signature in any Ed25519 verifier using the observation hash, public key, and signature shown below. The active public key is also published at https://www.truestamp.com/.well-known/keyring.json.
Opens an external Ed25519 verification tool with all fields pre-filled.