Bitcoin Observation
An independently verifiable temporal proof from an external entropy source.
- Observation ID
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019fd34f-57a4-7346-a98c-63e23f6343a6 - Capture Method
- Streaming
- Captured At
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Aug 5, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC
Everything Truestamp records about this entropy observation, as a single canonical JSON object.
{
"block_id": "019fd34f-a57c-7d5e-a808-7467b2727b78",
"capture_method": "websocket",
"entropy": {
"hash": "0000000000000000000168b409184abf11076adaf7af1654eeaca75a1f5e34a2",
"height": 961196,
"time": 1785956609
},
"entropy_hash": "3c5870d534be3a06d5bb42f14fead18a1b162097cd02e20336a8b30c33dc9390",
"id": "019fd34f-57a4-7346-a98c-63e23f6343a6",
"inserted_at": "2026-08-05T19:03:40.196244Z",
"metadata": {},
"metadata_hash": "5dd81d4309de99c9f8e70822e760f0eece8c33370ff5fb5da3af75bab0cbaab8",
"observation_hash": "03d380ce1d8591a1a227757f66004a0daa372d6e1d3b7a8f999eab55d793c95d",
"signature": "RGhcBrv9/4xT2Nl+kH4NHomRvhFoSoCBxkanBb3eFJ2pHUmSDR98ipv6cxbjx1jtW5axuYBcS86hpljPPW+TDQ==",
"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":"0000000000000000000168b409184abf11076adaf7af1654eeaca75a1f5e34a2","height":961196,"time":1785956609}3c5870d534be3a06d5bb42f14fead18a1b162097cd02e20336a8b30c33dc9390
03d380ce1d8591a1a227757f66004a0daa372d6e1d3b7a8f999eab55d793c95d
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: 019fd34f-57a4-7346-a98c-63e23f6343a6
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, 7:03 PM UTC
Timestamp embedded in Bitcoin block 961196
Aug 5, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC
Real-time capture via WebSocket
12 seconds
Source timestamp was 12 seconds behind 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.